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Posted on 02/25/2014 4:56:46 PM PST by aimhigh
It turns out Portland could be more blue. Mayor Charlie Hales' office has declined an offer from the Democratic National Committee to compete to host the party's 2016 national convention.
The DNC placed Portland among about 30 cities tapped as possible hosts for the Presidential nominating convention, according to CNN. But Hales' office turned the offer down.
(Excerpt) Read more at wweek.com ...
From the comments: “Instead of looking for opportunities to...put our City on the national radar...”
Oh, you are, believe me. For meth and nasty soccer fans..
Did this the statue used to be in Seattle or do they still have theirs?
So that is the one in Seattle. I’m very familiar with the Freakmont district. They have a really cool troll under their bridge.
Yes. Seattle, not Portland.
gay friendly Phoenix?
Fine with me!
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You are all right. I get my commie towns mixed up sometimes.
I blame CRS.
Who would think it? But, for some reason I thought the parties usually tried to land their national conventions in swing districts, and Portland is definitely not that.
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