Update: Austin Will Not Bid for 2016 Democratic National Convention

[TexasTowelie]

Austin will not bid to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Mayor Lee Leffingwell announced Wednesday.

The Democratic National Committee recently invited about two dozen cities to apply for the hosting duties, and proposals were due by March 1.

Austin was honored to be asked, but the city does not have a sufficient transportation network or a big enough event venue to meet the requirements set out by the party, Leffingwell said.

“We must decline the invitation,” he told reporters.

More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/austin-to-host-2016-democratic-national-convention/ndck3/ .

[Javaman]

1. thank god.

downtown would have been an F'ing nightmare.

[TBF]

2. Not to mention the fact that

the Teabaggerati would likely consider it a declaration of war. We aren't quite a swing state yet anyway (although I am hopeful).

[blkmusclmachine]

3. Austin doesn't want to be the place where the DEMS fall on their sword for 2016 "Bi-partisanship"

(Being the fall guys for the GOP)

[WolverineDG]

4. Besides, they didn't agree to house the Texas Delegation in El Paso

Fuck the national party. All they want to do is use us as their whipping boy, then come back with their hands out for money.

[TexasTowelie]

5. I agree that it makes it difficult to donate money to the national party when they refuse to make

any contributions to the statewide campaigns in Texas. It's the equivalent of carpetbagging.