The 2012 Democratic National Convention kicked off this week in what US city?
2012 Democratic National Convention 2012 Democratic National Convention The 2012 Democratic National Convention was a gathering, held from September 4 to September 6, 2012, at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, in which delegates of the Democratic Party chose the party's nominees for President and Vice President in the 2012 United States national election. On April 3, 2012, President Barack Obama won the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, giving him more than the required 2,778 delegates to secure the presidential nomination. He had previously announced that Vice President Joe Biden would remain as his vice presidential running mate in his
2012 Democratic National Convention to host parties. They could also donate to a non-profit called "New American City, Inc.", which was run by the directors of the convention host committee. New American City, incorporated on April 4, 2011, existed to "defray administrative expenses incurred by the host committee organizations". (The host committee, in turn, provided "goods, facilities, equipment and services".) Donors to this group included Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Duke Energy. The Party's convention funds were stored in a Bank of America account. The convention also had a $10 million line of credit available from Duke Energy. 2012 Democratic National Convention The