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Top Democrats from Illinois, including Governor J. B. Pritzker, Senator Tammy Duckworth, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot, laid the groundwork to host the Convention in Chicago. Chicago has hosted the most major-party presidential nominating conventions of any city (14 Republican, 11 Democratic).
The Democratic National Convention ( DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. [a] They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention.
Chicago has been the nation’s most popular political convention city, in part because of its geographic centrality. Between 1860 and 1996, Chicago hosted 14 Republican National Conventions and 11 Democratic (12 in 2024) National Conventions.
Apr 11, 2023 · “Chicago is a great choice to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention,” said President Joe Biden. “Democrats will gather to show case our historic progress including building an economy from the middle out and bottom up, not from the top down.
Apr 12, 2023 · Chicago will host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday. The convention will be held from August 19-22, 2024. In its announcement, the...
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Apr 11, 2023 · President Biden’s decision to host the Democratic National Convention in Chicago represents the triumph of practicality over sentimentality. He picked a major Midwestern city with ample...