St. Paul joins with Minneapolis in Convention bid

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman will announce this morning that the two cities will be jointly submitting bids to host the 2008 Democratic and Republican Conventions. Congressmen Martin Sabo and Jim Oberstar will hand deliver the Twin Cities bid to DNC officials later today. The venues to be used if the cities received a Convention include the Metrodome and Target Center in Minneapolis and the Xcel Center in St. Paul.

Dallas and Detroit have dropped out of contention for the Democratic convention, which leaves the Twin Cities, New York, New Orleans, Las Vegas, and Denver.

UPDATE: Today is the deadline for cities to submit their hosting proposals for the Democratic Convention. Matt from Democratic Convention Watch is tracking who is making bids and who is getting out of the race.