GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Greenville is getting ready for
the Democratic presidential primary debate later this month that
will put the city in the national spotlight.
City crews over the weekend began hanging 90 red, white and blue
banners downtown to promote the Jan. 29 event at the Peace Center
for the Performing Arts.
The state Democratic Party is paying for the banners and the
labor to mount them on poles.
The banners, with the state and national flags, note the Young
Democrats of South Carolina's sponsorship with Furman University of
the debate before the state's first-in-the-South primary on Feb. 3.
Debate spokesman Doug Dent said the banners foreshadow more
hoopla in the days ahead. He estimated 350 reporters will join an
expected 10,000 to 20,000 people in town for two days for the event.
"It's probably going to be the biggest media event this city has
ever seen," he said. "We're going to turn Greenville into one big
Democratic party."
Information from: The Greenville News
