The final choice would reflect, in part, what Democrats see as their political path to the White House in the coming year.
In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Sen. Doug Jones asks a question at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, in Washington, DC.As Democrats set their sights on the 2024 presidential cycle, several prominent party figures remain at odds over which blue city should host
Southern Democrats argue their electorate has been a catalyst for the party's political success in recent elections, given that Georgia voters contributed to Biden's 2020 victory while also helping Democrats claim and then retain a majority in the Senate.
"It is the message I think that Democrats want to show -- that we see the potential in the South, we understand how elections have been going there, but we see the potential of the South. We appreciate that. And second of all, the strongest base of the Democratic Party is the African American vote, and Atlanta and Georgia are the heart of the civil rights movement, [given ties to] Dr. [Martin Luther] King, John Lewis, I mean, it just makes perfect sense," Jones told ABC News.
In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, Sen. Doug Jones asks a question at a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, in Washington, DC."The Midwest makes or breaks presidential campaigns. Wisconsin has been the tipping-point state [that decided] both of the last two presidential elections. We are right next door to Chicago. Michigan's not far, Minnesota is a key protector [of the battleground map]. Iowa is an aspirational state to flip.
"It'll be one of those things where, you know, folks will fly in and out to attend the convention but [regarding] the engagement around it, there'll be a lot of hand wringing [about] even sitting in Atlanta … it's not going to be something that'll necessarily inspire anybody to get fired up and go, at least from our side of the fence," Reiter said in an interview.
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