NYC Will Bid To Host 2024 Democratic Convention

Yahoo News reports:

Eight years after New York City’s failed attempt to host the Democratic National Convention, Mayor Eric Adams is giving it another shot. The Democratic mayor is entering a national contest with his counterparts from Chicago, Atlanta and other cities to host the presidential nominating convention in 2024.

The mayor’s team is finalizing its application ahead of a May 27 submission deadline and the winner is expected to be announced later this year. New York was among the cities urged to bid on hosting the high-profile event.

The pitch comes as Adams, just five months into the job, is already beginning to covet a national role. He has repeatedly declared himself the “face of the Democratic Party” and urged national Democrats to focus more on common-sense solutions than ideology.

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New York City hosted the 2004 Republican convention and the 1992 Democratic convention. De Blasio attempted to land the 2016 convention but the event went to Philadelphia after the DNC questioned his choice of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

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