Atlanta's Democratic mayor, Andre Dickens, has publicly criticised the Democratic National Committee's leadership after the party excluded his city from its shortlist of potential hosts for the 2028 Democratic National Convention. In a scathing letter, Dickens accused DNC leaders of "abandoning" Black voters and the wider South, arguing that the region has been taken for granted by the party despite its importance to Democratic electoral prospects.

The row comes amid broader debate over the Democratic Party's strategy in Southern and Black-majority communities ahead of the 2028 race, with Dickens' intervention highlighting tensions between local Democratic officials and national party leadership over resource allocation and representation. Atlanta, a major Southern city with a large Black population and a history of Democratic organising, had been seen by some as a natural contender to host the convention.