Chicago, Atlanta and New York were finalists. Republicans will hold their convention in Milwaukee.
Inside the DNC, Chicago was viewed as the favorite because of the appeal of its venue — the United Center — its stock of hotel suites and restaurants as well as the political and financial force of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, whom DNC members believed would not allow the convention to fail.
The victory of a new Chicago mayor — Brandon Johnson — a 46-year-old African American progressive who rose to victory despite being outspent in the race, further fueled momentum behind a Chicago bid. Johnson last week also personally pitched Biden on hosting the convention in the city and Pritzker had done the same in a previous conversation with the president. "I do think that this changes the Chicago bid.
"Democratic turnout in the state of Georgia is the single greatest reason that you and Vice President Harris are in the White House today instead of Donald Trump,"Republicans are holding their 2024 convention in Milwaukee.
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