DNC Convention Finalist Cities Announced

Columbus boosters welcomed the DNC committee during a site visit. Credit: © Nannette Bedway Studio

Cities still in the running to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention are New York City, Philadelphia or Columbus, Ohio. Phoenix, Arizona, and Birmingham, Alabama, didn’t make the cut.

The decision on the winning city is expected early next year, and the convention itself will be held either the week of July 18, July 25 or August 22, according to the committee as reported in Politico.

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