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FILE — The city of Chicago on April 4, 2023. Democrats have chosen Chicago to host their 2024 national convention and party leaders said the choice reflects their momentum in the Midwest; but the political map was only one factor in the choice of the host city in 2024. (Jim Vondruska/The New York Times)

Credit: Jim Vondruska/The New York Times

Credit: Jim Vondruska/The New York Times

FILE — The city of Chicago on April 4, 2023. Democrats have chosen Chicago to host their 2024 national convention and party leaders said the choice reflects their momentum in the Midwest; but the political map was only one factor in the choice of the host city in 2024. (Jim Vondruska/The New York Times)
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April 12, 2023

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, AJC political insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy explore the reasons why President Joe Biden chose to stage the Democratic National Convention in Chicago not Atlanta.

Plus, hear from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens about the DNC’s decision and what he hopes to see in the 2024 convention. And catch insight from AJC columnist Bill Torpy, a Chicago native, on why the Windy City was always destined to win the bid.

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About the Authors

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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Bill Torpy, who writes about metro Atlanta for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined the newspaper in 1990.

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