Philadelphia, here they come.
The Democratic National Convention delivered a stinging blow to Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday by selecting Philadelphia over the Big Apple to host its 2016 presidential convention, CNN reported.
The DNC did not confirm Philadelphia’s selection, but a source told CNN an official announcement was forthcoming.
Columbus, Ohio, was also in the running for the quadrennial convention, which is scheduled for July 2016.
De Blasio pulled out all the stops to try to land the Democratic shindig, from dangling the Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn as a hip venue to naming a high-powered host committee that raised millions to prove New York could cover the tab.
The DNC decision is a coup for former Gov. Ed Rendell, who had pushed the party to convene in the City of Brotherly Love.
Rendell was Philadelphia’s mayor from 1992 to 2000.
The Republican Party previously said it would hold its convention in Cleveland.