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It’s embarrassing enough that Democrats held their 2012 convention in North Carolina, a state that Mitt Romney will probably carry. Adding to the “uh oh” factor: the Charlotte host committee raising money for the Democrats’ convention has come up $12.5 million short of its original fundraising goal, according to election filings from the FEC made public Oct. 15.
Of the amounts still owed to public and private venues and vendors, the host committees owe $161,000 to the City of Charlotte — $133,000 for convention center operations and $28,000 for volunteer shuttles. The Charlotte Observer reports that, in the past, city officials have promised that taxpayers won’t be on the hook for these expenses, but is there any guarantee?
Dan Murrey, the host committee CEO, told the Observer that neither the Obama campaign nor the Democratic National Committee would help but up the short fall.
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Occam's Tool| 10.29.12 @ 2:14PM
What do you expect of vermin?
Pecos Pete| 10.29.12 @ 3:52PM
Democrats don't pay their debts? Amazing. I guess they couldn't steal money from the taxpayers. Oops, one shouldn't give ideas to idiots.
Al Adab| 10.29.12 @ 4:14PM
Of course the NC taxpayers will pick up the bill, that's how Dems operate. Unless of course Obama gets the NC electoral votes, then all is forgiven.
BD57| 10.29.12 @ 11:02PM
Short answer ... "Yes!"
Dems love writing checks they can't cash.
RJ| 10.30.12 @ 12:29AM
It is always a safe bet that the bill get stuck on the taxpayers' account. These days we have crazed lunatics, called government officials, who are going across the globe to find new ways to waste money and it is highly distasteful that they are doing it on our line of credit. Democrats are worse, but the RINOs are not too far behind.
squalis| 10.30.12 @ 9:38AM
How perfect!