ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is calling out national Democrats after it was announced Thursday that Atlanta will not host the 2028 Democratic National Convention. Boston, Denver and Philadelphia are the three finalists to host, according to DNC Chair Ken Martin. Atlanta and Chicago, who were finalists for 2024 convention, have been removed from consideration. All the latest reaction and ripple effects from the decision, on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m. Channel 2 Action News obtained through sources a copy of the letter that Dickens penned in response to the DNC’s decision. He said that the DNC keeps making “wrong choices” and he feels this one is another signal that Southern and Black voters are being “abandoned.” [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] “The DNC continues to make the wrong choices. This decision could not have been based on Atlanta’s ability to host major events. Not on the heels of being ranked the best city to host the World Cup. Not when State Farm Arena is one the busiest and most successful arenas in the country. For the DNC to not even include Atlanta in the shortlist means that the DNC does not consider Atlanta or Georgia relevant to the past, present, or future of the Democratic Party. It seems that Ken Martin doesn’t even believe himself when he said that the road to the White House runs through the South. Yet again, the DNC and Chairman Ken Martin have shown that they are unwilling to do the bare minimum to…
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