Twin Cities Hosting Republican National Convention
521 views · Published 21 August 2008 · 3:28 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
The last time the Republican National Convention came to the northern state of Minnesota was in 1892. Benjamin Harrison was the Republican nominee for President of the United States. More than a century later on September first, Minnesota is once again hosting the Republican nominating convention in what are known as the 'Twin Cities' -- Minneapolis and St. Paul. As VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports, even though the convention itself takes place in the state capitol of St. Paul, the city is sharing security responsibilities and economic benefits with its neighboring cities... and states.
