This is kind of nice for SW Washington.
The Democratic Party announced Monday that it will hold its state convention in Clark County on June 25 and 26. The event, which is expected to draw as many as 2,100, will begin with caucus meetings and a banquet Friday evening at the Hilton Vancouver Washington. It will continue Saturday with a congressional breakfast and the convention itself at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds.
The Repubs are doing their convention in Vancouver earlier in June, with their entire event at the Hilton.
One logistical planning note for folks who usually go to the Democratic convention: the Hilton is in downtown Vancouver, while the fairgrounds is about 8 miles north on I-5, closer to Ridgefield. Hopefully there will be some kind of shuttle service for those who may choose to take Amtrak to Vancouver. Plenty of time before next June of course.
Obviously, they chose Vancouver so they could buy balloons and confetti across the river and avoid the sales tax.
@1 That’s easily remedied by replacing the sales tax with an income tax.
Do the Repubs really need a Hilton? I’d think someone’s house could easily host their convention.
@2 Funny in that there are people in Oregon that think they could reach Nirvana if only Oregon replaced it’s income tax with a sales tax….
good for them…
then when the politicos from around the state want to get a decent meal,
for a change from the usual swill that they get served at gouging prices in this state (& in Seattle especially), they can just go across the river to Portland
Cheaper and far, far better.