Phoenix is not a finalist for the Democratic National Convention in 2012. But, in a refreshing change, SB 1070 doesn’t appear to have been the reason:

The Democratic National Committee said Thursday it had narrowed its convention search down to Charlotte, N.C., St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland.

Both Republican and Democrat officials toured downtown Phoenix as a possible site. The Republicans picked Tampa, Fla., as their 2012 convention site. Salt Lake City also was on the GOP short list.

The DNC will make a decision by the end of the year. The Valley has the hotel rooms and event space to host party conventions, but the conventions occur in late August and early September when temperatures in Arizona are often well above 100 degrees.

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