Democrats canceled a political convention kick-off event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and will move the activities to Charlotte’s main business district, the convention’s host committee announced.
“While we regret having to move CarolinaFest away from our
great partners at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and the City of
Concord, we are thrilled with the opportunity that comes with
hosting this event in Uptown Charlotte,” said Dan Murrey, the
executive director of the Charlotte in 2012 Convention Host
Committee.
The move comes as party planners are grappling with a
fundraising deficit of roughly $27 million, according to two
people familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to
discuss internal party politics. With a party ban on direct
contributions from corporations, the host committee has raised
less than $10 million, well short of its $36.6 million goal,
said one of the people.
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