April 5th, 2010 DNC Sets 2012 Convention Date Contributed by Mike Memoli For the second consecutive cycle, Republicans and Democrats will hold their presidential nominating conventions in back-to-back weeks. The Democratic National Committee announced today that the party will hold its gathering on the week of September 3, 2012. Republicans are due to meet the week of August 27; in 2008, Democrats held their convention first. Democrats did not announce a list of possible venues, however. Republicans have said they will choose from three finalist cities: Salt Lake City, Phoenix and Tampa. But in a blog post announcing the date, chairman Tim Kaine makes one thing clear:

At the convention, we will re-nominate President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, and re-affirm our party's values of equality, inclusion, diversity, and respect.

The statement is noteworthy only considering the fact that many in Washington have at some point had a conversation about whether there's a chance Biden could be replaced on the ticket in two years. Of course, it also signals confidence that a significant primary challenger to the president won't emerge.

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