Category Archives: NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY GUIDELINES (2020; 2024)

A City’s Decision to Bid for a Convention

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2019/11/13/should-columbus-bid-to-host-the-dnc-or-rnc.html

Determining the location of a party convention is a key strategic decision for both the Democratic and Republican parties.  Considerations often include city size (whether a city has the capacity to host a convention) and strategic political location (often in swing states or states with shifting voting tendencies).

Columbus, Ohio is considering hosting either of the Democratic or Republican conventions in 2024.  Ohio’s historical position as a swing state with many electoral votes positions it well to exert influence on the decision-making processes of both parties.  Examining the decision from the city’s perspective (as opposed to a party’s perspective) is an interesting and important analysis – Columbus estimates it would take $60 million to lure one of the parties to the city for a convention.  Putting such a large sum of money towards a political event may detract from other community needs, say some officials.  On the flip side, a convention could bring an economic boom to a city (with many people requiring lodging, food, etc.)

Republicans adjust rules for their primaries after 2012 election and this helps Trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-election/primaries/explaining-the-presidential-primary-process/

Republican states catered to the winner take all system and front runners after the delegates appropriated to candidates are not proportional to the amount of votes they received. This was especially seen in later primaries where they rewarded the front runner (Donald Trump) in his success and allocated more delegates to him then what was proportional from the votes he received. This article also gives a breakdown of the states and how they allocate delegates based on votes.

New 15% Rule

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/us/15-percent-rule-democratic-delegates.html

 

This article outlines a new rule for the Democratic Party that requires candidates to receive 15% of the vote in congressional districts and state-wide districts in order to be considered by delegates. Further, those who receive at least 15% of the vote receive a proportional amount of the delegates in those state primaries. The main concern for this model is that the nomination process will take much longer.