News Cut: December 17, 2010 Archive

Politico: Minneapolis unlikely to host 2012 DNC

Posted at 10:55 AM on December 17, 2010 by Jon Gordon (1 Comments)
Filed under: Politics

Citing "insiders," Politico reports that Minneapolis has almost no chance of landing the Democratic National Convention for 2012.

With the site of the 2012 Democratic convention expected to be decided in a matter of weeks, insiders in the selection process believe it has come down to a choice between St. Louis and Charlotte, N.C., with the other two finalist cities, Minneapolis and Cleveland, all but out of the running ... the party seems to be leaning against Minneapolis largely because Republicans held their 2008 convention in St. Paul.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has said the Metrodome was the preferred local site for the convention. There's no indication the collapse of the Metrodome roof has anything to do with Minneapolis falling out of favor, but it couldn't have helped.

There will be a sigh of relief in newsrooms across the Twin Cities if the Politico report proves accurate. There's only so much we can take ;)

What do you think -- Is this good news or bad?