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2012 Democratic National Convention
The 2012 Democratic National Convention was a gathering, held from September 4 to September 6, 2012,〔Smith, Ben (April 5, 2010) ("DNC 2012: Mark your calendars" ), ''Politico''. Retrieved April 13, 2010.〕〔(April 5, 2010) ("Democrats get ready for 2012 national convention" ) ''USA Today''. Retrieved April 5, 2010.〕 in Charlotte, North Carolina, in which delegates of the Democratic Party chose the party's nominees for President and Vice President in the 2012 United States national election.
On April 3, 2012, President Barack Obama won the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, giving him more than the required 2,778 delegates to secure the presidential nomination. He had previously announced that Vice President Joe Biden would be his vice presidential running mate in his re-election bid.
==Choice of Charlotte for convention site==
First Lady Michelle Obama announced on February 1, 2011, in an email to supporters that Charlotte, North Carolina, had been chosen as the site for the 2012 Convention.〔(WSOC-TV: Charlotte wins DNC 2012 )〕〔Murray, Mark & Montanaro, Domenico (February 1, 2011) (DNC choose Charlotte for 2012 convention ) Retrieved April 23, 2011.〕〔Cillizza, Chris (02/1/2011) (Charlotte will be site of 2012 Democratic National Convention ) Retrieved April 23, 2011.〕 The event was the first nominating convention of a major party ever held in North Carolina.〔 Charlotte was one of four finalists announced by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on June 30, 2010, the others being Cleveland, Minneapolis and St. Louis.〔Zeleny, Jeff (July 1, 2010) ("Four Cities Vie for 2012 Democratic Convention" ), ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 1, 2010.〕〔Hamby, Peter (July 1, 2010) ("DNC names four cities as finalists to host 2012 convention" ), CNN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2010.〕 It was expected that Charlotte's hosting of this event would generate more than $150 million for Charlotte and surrounding metropolitan areas and bring over 35,000 delegates and visitors.〔Mark Preston (February 1, 2011) (Charlotte will host the 2012 Democratic National Convention ) Retrieved April 23, 2011.〕〔Jim Morrill (February 2, 2011) (Democratic National Convention puts Charlotte, South in spotlight ) Retrieved April 23, 2011〕 North Carolina was a closely contested state in the 2008 presidential election, with Barack Obama winning the state's 15 electoral votes by just 13,692 votes (out of more than 4.2 million votes cast) and Democrats Kay Hagan and Bev Perdue winning close elections for U.S. Senate and Governor, respectively.〔The New York Times (12/9/2008) (North Carolina – Election Results 2008. ) Retrieved August 25, 2011.〕
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