The Daily News can’t decide who’s more to blame:
… A Democrat familiar with the discussions said Democratic National Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz felt “she could more easily control the convention” by awarding it to Philadelphia rather than New York, where Mayor de Blasio is trying to make a name for himself as a national leader on liberal issues.
The source also cited the chairwoman’s longstanding political ties to former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a major champion of the Philadelphia bid.
Another source familiar with the bid also raised the issue of Wasserman Schultz being leery of being upstaged by de Blasio, and said she seemed at times “dismissive” of New York’s pitch…
The chairwoman said the finalist cities, which included Columbus, Ohio, all made strong offers, but Philadelphia’s package stood out for “the proximity of their arena and venues to the hotel rooms — you know, when it comes to putting on a convention, delegate experience was a very, very important thing for us.”…
De Blasio, who congratulated Philly on the win, also reiterated that he did not feel his own very public tensions with the NYPD had cast a shadow over the Brooklyn bid…
Silly New Yorkers, it’s just that everybody hates Brooklyn hipsters. Even the Brooklyn hipsters themselves!
Seriously, I don’t do much travelling, but the Philadelphia airport stands out in my memory as the worst one I’ve ever visited… and that includes a layover in Houston where I unwilling crossed paths with a fundamentalist missionary convention. I hear the Amtrak station is very nice, though…
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