The last time Denver hosted the Democratic National Convention, a not-yet-gray Barack Obama stood before 80,000 people in a stadium pulsating with excitement and chants of “yes we can” as he accepted his party’s nomination for president of the United States.⁠ ⁠ Twenty years later, Denver’s city leaders want to recreate that moment: the thousands of eager visitors, the national focus on the Mile High City, the event that sparked a decade of Democratic political successes.⁠ ⁠ Mayor Mike Johnston’s office is preparing a bid to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, according to a letter from Colorado’s Democratic members of Congress provided to The Denver Post by one of the signatories’ offices.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ 📝: Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post ⁠ 📷: Andy Cross, The Denver Post // akakross⁠ ⁠ #Denver #Colorado #DNC #Democrats #COPolitics #Politics