The Democratic Party Convention hasn't even started and already, Fort Worth has embarrassed itself. It seems that 400 hotel rooms were cancelled at the last moment for "renovations". This means some democrats have to stay 2 miles or more from the convention center. Very inconvenient!
I would love to say I think it's just a horrible mistake, but this is not an event that was hastily scheduled last week. It has been planned for quite a while. Wouldn't it just make sense for the city to make sure they had adequate and convenient hotel space for the conventions they are booking? Has this happened to other conventions, or just the Democrats?
Tarrant County is currently a hotbed of right-wing republicanism. Almost all of our elected officials, both city and county, are republicans. It makes you wonder if this would have happened if it had been a Republican Convention.
Malice or incompetence? Either way, Fort Worth has embarrassed itself. As a Tarrant County resident, I apologize to the 400 Democratic roomholders who were denied. You should have been treated better.
i'd also like to add an apology. as an arlington resident, i'm sorry to the delegates that this happened. we are better than this.
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