N.Y. to Host ’92 Democratic Convention
Democrats announced Wednesday that New York, where the party last nominated a successful presidential standard bearer, will be the site of their 1992 convention. They vowed to find “creative ways” to use the occasion to boost their campaign to regain the White House.
In making the announcement, national Democratic Party Chairman Ron Brown called New York “a world-class city,” ideally suited for “nominating a world leader.” The convention is planned for mid-July at Madison Square Garden, the site of the 1976 and 1980 conventions that nominated Jimmy Carter, the last Democrat to occupy the Oval Office.
Party officials said that the main reason New York was chosen over New Orleans, its chief competitor, was money. They said that New York officials promised to raise about $20 million from public and private sources to pay for expenses such as security.
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