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Thursday, September 28, 2006
GOP Convention: Location, Location, Location?
From CNN's Robert Yoon
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Republican National Committee announced Wednesday that Minneapolis-St. Paul would host the 2008 Republican National Convention. Minnesota is an important swing state in presidential politics, but does hosting a convention in a state help you win that state? Here's a look at the track record of past convention host cities: 2004 GOP: New York City (Bush lost New York) 2004 Dem: Boston (Kerry won Massachusetts) 2000 GOP: Philadelphia (Bush lost Pennsylvania) 2000 Dem: Los Angeles (Gore won California) 1996 GOP: San Diego (Dole lost California) 1996 Dem: Chicago (Clinton won Illinois) 1992 GOP: Houston (Bush won Texas) 1992 Dem: New York (Clinton won New York) 1988 GOP: New Orleans (Bush won Louisiana) 1988 Dem: Atlanta (Dukakis lost Georgia) |
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