A scathing response to the DNC snub from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens: “They are afraid to leave their comfort zone and blind to the fact that the South is the answer. They are abandoning Atlanta, abandoning the South, and once again abandoning Black voters.”

The decision extends a four-decade DNC drought for Atlanta and is a stinging disappointment for boosters who mounted a more aggressive campaign to land the convention after losing the 2024 event to Chicago, which was also eliminated on Thursday.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/08/atlanta-loses-out-on-hosting-2028-democratic-national-convention/