August 25-28, 2008: 2008 Democratic National Convention (Denver, CO)

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The 2008 Democratic National Convention will be the 2008 United States presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party. It is scheduled to be held from Monday, August 25, through Thursday, August 28, 2008, in Denver, Colorado. (The 2008 Republican National Convention is planned to start 4 days later, in St. Paul, Minnesota).

This is the latest in the year that a Democratic convention has ever been convened. Usually, when the Republican party holds the White House, the Democrats hold their convention in July, and vice versa. According to the Democratic National Committee, the week of August 25 allows them to hold it after the 2008 Summer Olympics and to "maximize momentum for our Democratic Ticket in the final months of the Presidential election".