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Charlotte wants to host convention

Submitted by bkrueger on August 26, 2008 - 4:09pm.
Tags: delegates | Democratic National Convention | Susan Burgess | Under the Dome

Could the Democratic convention come to Charlotte in four years?

It will if Susan Burgess has anything to say about it, reports Jim Morrill.

Burgess is Charlotte's mayor pro tem and a member of the Democratic National Committee. She wants to push for the next convention to be held in the Queen City. A few years ago, local Republicans talked about hosting their national convention in the city, but Charlotte didn't make the cut.

"It's because we didn't have the hotels," said Burgess. In recent years, hotels have gone up, a rail line has opened and Uptown has a new arena. By 2012, there not only will be more hotels but more museums and attractions, Burgess said.

She said the economic impact of a convention is "tremendous."

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