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Former Democratic National Committee boss Terry McAuliffe gave high praise to the city of Charlotte for hosting this year's event.
"I think we should make Charlotte--I went up and saw your mayor for a little bit--and I said we ought to make this the permanent site," McAuliffe said smiling.
MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist gave high praise, too.
"The energy in Charlotte has been incredible. We just came from Tampa. They had a great convention but the downtown area didn't have anywhere near this energy. You walk around, the streets are full of excitement," he said. "You can tell why people really like to live here in Charlotte."
We should pat each other on the back in sharing what we love about the Queen City.
What the next big event for Charlotte? Super Bowl, Olympics?
Atlanta had the Olympics ten years after it held a political convention.
Very few of those energized even live in Charlotte. MSNBC interviewed tons of people behind the set at Epicentre, all were DNCers. The skyscrapers were empty, traffic was light and restaurants outside of downtown have said their business was off 50% or more and thought about closing.
Charlotte was brought to its knees worse than a 1/2 inch snowfall.
The DNC brought the party and the energy, not Charlotte.
Isn't it possible that we're being stroked a little? It's certainly not realistic that any city would be the permanent location for the DNC, so what's the harm in a former DNC official giving us some props?
A Super Bowl would be great, but I agree, the Olympics would leave us with too many facilities that we couldn't use effectively going forward. Plus I don't think we have nearly enough infrastructure to support it.
Former Democratic National Committee boss Terry McAuliffe gave high praise to the city of Charlotte for hosting this year's event.
"I think we should make Charlotte--I went up and saw your mayor for a little bit--and I said we ought to make this the permanent site," McAuliffe said smiling.
MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist gave high praise, too.
"The energy in Charlotte has been incredible. We just came from Tampa. They had a great convention but the downtown area didn't have anywhere near this energy. You walk around, the streets are full of excitement," he said. "You can tell why people really like to live here in Charlotte."
We should pat each other on the back in sharing what we love about the Queen City.
What the next big event for Charlotte? Super Bowl, Olympics?
Atlanta had the Olympics ten years after it held a political convention.
I think the next big event Charlotte should host, outside of the Superbowl, is the Pan American Games. It should be noted that the last city in the USA to host the PAG was Indianapolis, in 1987. They were also roughly the same size as Charlotte is today. If Charlotte applies for the next PAG, we could host one in the 2020s, giving us plenty of time to prepare. Many of the fields in Charlotte could be used for the events, like the BoA stadium, Memorial stadium, and the stadiums and fields at UNCC and Johnson C Smith. We should also have the Blue Line up and running by then, with possibly the Red and most of the Street Car lines as well.
Charlotte should put their hat in the ring for this one. I believe that if Charlotte can pull of the Pan American Games, then it shouldn't be too much of a problem to do the Olympics several years later.
What the next big event for Charlotte? Super Bowl, Olympics?
Atlanta had the Olympics ten years after it held a political convention.
Actually Sunny, I think Atlanta's DNC was in 1988 then the city hosted the Olympics 8 years later in 1996. I have my doubts about Charlotte hosting the Olympics anytime soon, but the Superbowl is most certainly within reach. If we can get the LYNX running up to UNC Charlotte and perhaps add a stadium with a retractable roof to uptown's building stock; the Superbowl will come here (no doubt about it!!!!).
Actually Sunny, I think Atlanta's DNC was in 1988 then the city hosted the Olympics 8 years later in 1996. I have my doubts about Charlotte hosting the Olympics anytime soon, but the Superbowl is most certainly within reach. If we can get the LYNX running up to UNC Charlotte and perhaps add a stadium with a retractable roof to uptown's building stock; the Superbowl will come here (no doubt about it!!!!).
Why do we need a retractable roof? It's barely cold in February.
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