Atlanta mayor pans city’s DNC snub

"For the DNC not to even include Atlanta in the shortlist means that the DNC does not consider Atlanta or Georgia relevant to the past, present, or future of the Democratic Party, " Dickens wrote.

Key points

• Georgia has become an increasingly significant state for Democrats' national ambitions – both this November and in 2028.
• Democrats have virtually no chance of flipping control of the Senate this fall if Ossoff loses to his Republican challenger, Rep.
• But the DNC is "blind to the fact that the South is the answer, " Dickens charged on Thursday.
• "One party has chosen the South to host their convention, and the other has chosen the same region over and over again, " Dickens remarked.

Adding insult to injury, Dickens ' office only discovered out concerning the decision through an Associated Press article and was not given a heads-up regarding the move from the DNC, remarked Michael Smith, the mayor's deputy chief communications officer.

Georgia has become an increasingly significant state for Democrats' national ambitions – both this November and in 2028. The once-solidly red state has shifted purple in recent elections, and both of its senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, are Democrats. The state sent its electoral votes to former President Joe Biden in 2020 and President Donald Trump in 2024.

Democrats have virtually no chance of flipping control of the Senate this fall if Ossoff loses to his Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Collins, on Election Day.

But the DNC is "blind to the fact that the South is the answer, " Dickens charged on Thursday. Republicans, meanwhile, will host their 2028 national convention in Houston.

As well as recent DNC gatherings in New Orleans and Austin, as examples of its investment in the South, the DNC did not provide comment on the Atlanta mayor's criticism but pointed to its pick of South Carolina to lead the 2028 primary calendar.

"One party has chosen the South to host their convention, and the other has chosen the same region over and over again, " Dickens remarked. "This isn't by accident. It's an intentional choice."

Taken together, the developments around atlanta mayor pans city's DNC snub point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.