From the ArcaMax Publishing, Politics Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/politics/s-372991-215721
DENVER (UPI) -- Barack Obama may give his Democratic presidential
nomination acceptance speech at Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High,
the Denver Post said.
Citing sources, the newspaper said the contemplated move from Denver's
Pepsi Center to the football stadium would allow tens of thousands of
people to see the address. Such a move would be a significant break
with tradition but it would be consistent with Obama's campaign theme
of change, the Post said.
It would not be unprecedented. In 1960, the Democratic Party nominated
Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy at the Los Angeles Sports Arena but
Kennedy delivered his acceptance speech at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
A switch in Denver could pose a problem for broadcasters who have
planned to televise the acceptance speech from the podium at the Pepsi
Center.
Plans call for Obama to deliver his acceptance speech Aug. 28, the
45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King's iconic "I Have a
Dream" speech in Washington.
Matthew Chandler, the Obama campaign's Colorado press secretary, told
the newspaper in an e-mail that no decision has been reached on
whether the move the address to the stadium, which can seat more than
75,000. The Pepsi Center seats about 20,000.