ATLANTA — A team of national Democratic Party officials met Thursday with Atlanta leaders to scope out whether State Farm Arena — which has been used for basketball games, pop concerts and early voting — could be transformed into the host site of the next Democratic National Convention.
The group, which included the chair of the Democratic National Committee, toured the arena from the floor to the nosebleed section to determine whether it would be the best location for the 2024 nominating convention, which would bring tens of thousands of people to Atlanta. It was one of several stops the group is making across the city Thursday and Friday.
“I saw a lot of eyes light up, a lot of excitement,” Mayor Andre Dickens said. “We wanted to show them a lot of Southern hospitality.”
