Portland [Ore.] not interested in hosting 2016 Democratic National Convention

[alp227]

Source: The Oregonian

Some 80,000 people packed into the Denver Broncos' football stadium in 2008 to hear Barack Obama accept the Democratic party's nomination for president.

Sorry Portland: you won't get a similar opportunity in 2016, when the Democrats next pick a presidential candidate.

Portland was among about three dozen cities asked whether it was interested in hosting the convention in two years, according to a report Tuesday on CNN.com.

"The city did get asked," Dana Haynes, a spokesman for Mayor Charlie Hales, confirmed in an email. "We declined to host the convention."

Read more: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/02/portland_not_interested_in_hos.html

[frazzled]

1. Do they even have the facilities to do that?

It doesn't seem to me that there are enough hotels, etc. ... Maybe if you add in suburban facilities, I don't know.

[musiclawyer]

2. Good. Why blow up the budget on unnecessary overtime

Economic impact of conventions is overrated and tends not to outweigh public costs of hosting

[kimbutgar]

3. Good Gray Portland wouldn't be a good choice anyway.

[JDPriestly]

9. Have you been there in the summer? It's beautiful.

[itsrobert]

4. I don't see thousands of anarchists swarming on the convention center

good for the Hillary campaign. Not to mention Portland is only few hours away from 'survivalist' camps (racist) in the Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

[pragmatic_dem]

8. I suspect Portland didn't want to get overrun with centrists. That's possibly worse. nt

[yurbud]

15. they would privatize the scenery and the next thing you know, the mountains have logos

on them at night.

[pragmatic_dem]

18. you are right about that -nt

[yurbud]

14. everywhere is LESS than a few hours away from right wing racists

In most places, you just have to go to the burbs and you've got people are skinheads in their heart.

[bitchkitty]

5. Good. n/t

[davidpdx]

6. I think Portland wouldn't be one of the best places to host

[Wolf Frankula]

7. They'd be too busy drinking the local beer

to get any business done.

"Madame Chairman, Move this Convention recess for a pint!."

"Is there a sufficient second?"

"SECOND!"

"All in favor"

"AYE!!"

"Opposed?"

Sound of crickets.

"Off to a pub."

Wolf

[ForgoTheConsequence]

10. Too many liberals in Portland.

Might as well hold it in Kansas.

[mackerel]

11. hold it in San Francisco!

[Javaman]

12. It's being floated here in Austin. nt

[yurbud]

13. I'm from Portland and it's designed to cater to the super-rich and their habits

as would be required by the behind the scenes players and a lot of the politicians.

Ostentatious wealth is out of place there.

And we probably don't have enough hookers and drug dealers to take care of either party.

[1000words]

16. They're trying hard to get a young, liberal city

Gonna polish the Turd Way

[hatrack]

17. A short list of more suitable locations for this particular conclave . . . .

Waco
Lubbock
Yuma
Provo
Wichita
Tulsa
Louisville
Fresno
Bakersfield
Spokane
Pierre
Pascagoula
Pensacola

[Quantess]

19. How about Salem, OR?

They are to the right of Portland, so Salem would be a better fit.