The 2012 Republican National Convention Bid Committee held a first meeting over the weekend — at the downtown law offices of McKenna, Long & Aldridge.
Chairman Maria Strollo Zack, a state Capitol lobbyist and GOP activist, said about 50 people showed — some party regulars, some from the business community. Coca Cola had a representative there, as did the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Selection of the site of the 2012 GOP convention is on a timeline of about 18 months. Much will depend on who is elected chairman of the Republican National Committee next week. - Atlanta Journal Constitution
We noted back in November that other cities making noise on the GOP side include Phoenix, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Dallas, and San Antonio. All has been quiet on the Democratic side, where the Obama team will get to decide where to have the convention. The obvious choice is Chicago, which hosted the 1996 and, of course, the 1968 conventions, but it wouldn't surprise me if the Democrats looked at a Texas convention to see if they could make further inroads in 2012. |
