With Harris, the Democratic convention is a hot ticket

Energy is exploding around the Democratic National Convention, with tickets, venues and hotel rooms spiking in demand as Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to become the first Black and Asian American woman to formally accept a major party nomination.

CHICAGO — Energy is exploding around the Democratic National Convention, with tickets, venues and hotel rooms spiking in demand as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to become the first Black and Asian American woman to formally accept a major-party nomination.

Credentials are at a premium. Events are growing in size and number. Some corporate clients are sending more people, while others are extending their stays.

Since Harris moved to the top of the Democratic ballot, a deluge of new requests has flooded in for entry into the main event space at the United Center and surrounding bashes, people close to the convention and event-planning say.

Chris Korge, national finance chair for the Democratic National Committee, who has worked in Democratic presidential politics for decades, said he’s fielding streams of calls and texts of last-minute requests for entry around the four-day convention, which starts Aug. 19.  

“A credential to get into the Chicago Democratic National Convention is a hotter ticket than a Taylor Swift concert,” Korge said. “We have to tell people there’s a limit to how many people we can get into the convention.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-democratic-convention-hot-ticket-rcna165249

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