Cross-Posted from DemConWatch
This morning @Jack, who is the founder of Twitter and a St Louis native tweeted the following:
St. Louis has submitted its bid for the 2012 Democratic National Convention! Let's make this happen! Follow @STLDNC2012.
And the St Louis Host Committee confirms it on their Facebook page:
STL DNC 2012 Our Bid is In! Notice of our bid submission was tweeted by @Jack Dorsey- St. Louis native & Twitter founder.
News of another bid that came out of left field is Minneapolis. This is the first we've heard about their bid and we're kind of obsessive about this stuff if you couldn't tell.
Meet Minneapolis, the city's convention and visitors bureau, is making a bid to host the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which is scheduled to begin on Sept. 3 of that year. The organization began working with city officials on its proposal in January.
"It would generate a tremendous amount of business for the city, and we feel this would continue to raise our national profile and open the door for us to get consideration for other major events," Meet Minneapolis President and CEO Melvin Tennant said.
Minneapolis' bid lists Target Center, the Metrodome, TCF Bank Stadium and the Minneapolis Convention Center as potential sites for the convention and related events. - Twin Cities Business Journal
Minneapolis' new Target Field is the home of the Minnesota Twins and would make for a great location for an acceptance speech. What's even better is that it's right behind the Target Center where the convention would be held.
The deadline for bids is today so stay tuned as we wait to hear from Charlotte, Cleveland, Philly, Phoenix and any other cities we haven't heard from.
You can read all of our 2012 Democratic National Convention stories here.
We're also covering the 2012 Republican National Convention this time. Stories are here.