Democratic Convention Assigns Hotels, But Not To Florida

The Democratic National Convention Committee is bragging that it managed to find hotels within 20 miles of the Pepsi Center in Denver to host the thousands of delegates in town next summer for the Dem. National Convention. But Florida is out of luck. In theory, the DNC doesn't expect to host a Florida delegation because the party's rules committee has stripped the state of all of its delegates. A check of Expedia shows that the nearest hotels with availability are outside a ten mile radius -- not too bad, although a motel that advertises itself as "minutes to" both downtown Denver and downtown Aurora probably isn't too close to either.

STATE/TERRITORY HOTEL Alabama - Doubletree Denver Stapleton Alaska - Four Points by Sheraton Denver Southeast American Samoa - Radisson Southeast Arizona - Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center Arkansas - Marriott Denver South at Park Meadows California - Adam's Mark Colorado - Grand Hyatt Downtown Connecticut - Marriott Denver Tech Center Delaware - Marriott South at Park Meadows Democrats Abroad - Red Lion Denver Central District of Columbia - Crowne Plaza, Downtown Georgia - Doubletree Denver Stapleton Guam - Sheraton Denver Tech Center Hawaii - Marriott Denver South at Park Meadows Idaho - Sheraton Denver Tech Center Illinois - Marriott City Center, Downtown Indiana - Sheraton Denver Tech Center Iowa - Courtyard by Marriott, Downtown Kansas - Doubletree Denver Tech Center Kentucky - Hilton Garden Inn, Downtown Louisiana - Radisson Stapleton Plaza Maine - Hilton Garden Inn, Downtown Maryland - Renaissance Denver Hotel Massachusetts - Renaissance Denver Hotel Michigan - Red Lion Denver Central Minnesota - Four Points by Sheraton Denver Southeast Mississippi - Hilton Garden Inn Denver South/Meridian Missouri - Embassy Suites Denver Tech Center Montana - Courtyard Stapleton Nebraska - Embassy Suites Denver Southeast Nevada - Courtyard by Marriott, Downtown New Hampshire - Wyndham Denver Tech Center New Jersey - Inverness Hotel New Mexico - Crowne Plaza, Downtown New York - Adam's Mark North Carolina - Doubletree Denver Tech Center North Dakota - Doubletree Denver Stapleton Ohio - Curtis Hotel, Downtown Oklahoma - Embassy Suites SE Oregon - Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center Pennsylvania - Marriott Denver Tech Center Puerto Rico - Four Points by Sheraton Denver Southeast Rhode Island - Four Points by Sheraton Denver Southeast South Carolina - Radisson Stapleton Plaza South Dakota - Doubletree Denver Stapleton Tennessee - Marriott, Denver Tech Center Texas - Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast Utah - Warwick Hotel Vermont - Magnolia Hotel Virgin Islands - Marriott City Center Virginia - Crowne Plaza, Downtown Washington - Hyatt Regency, Denver Tech Center West Virginia - Magnolia Hotel Wisconsin - Marriott City Center Wyoming - Hyatt Place, Denver Tech Center

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