Democratic Convention Cities

Once the party conventions are done and the last of the balloons and confetti are swept away, the real business of campaigning for the White House gets underway in earnest.

First, however, each party will try to put on the happiest face possible. Hard feelings? They may linger, certainly, but party stalwarts generally attempt to close ranks for the common cause — keeping those dirty, no-good (choose one: Republicans or Democrats) out of power.

The city that serves as host for these get-togethers can help shape that party’s image. Who, after all, can forget the images of police vs. protestors in Chicago back in 1968 — a scene that hardly helped the Democrats who gathered there that year.

Here’s a list of the Democratic convention cities of the last 40 years:

2008 — Denver

2004 — Boston

2000 — Los Angeles

1996 — Chicago

1992 — New York

1988 – Atlanta

1984 — San Francisco

1980 — New York

1976 — New York

1972 — Miami Beach

1968 — Chicago

Source: demconvention.com