Denver to Host 2008 Democratic Convention

Colorado: Denver will host the 2008 Democratic Convention, as many had hoped. This further solidifies both Colorado as the likeliest R-to-D flip in the '08 Senate races as well as the Democrats overall presence in the Rocky Mountain states. The only question this raises, as it pertains to the '08 Senate race, is whether this makes Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper more likely to run for Senate, given the attached prestige, or less likely, given the additional work required to coordinate convention planning.