DNC track turns into a short line.

• Position: Charlotte

Leading up to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, the host committee kept saying fundraising was "right on track." But somewhere along the line it ran off the rails. Hampered by a promise not to accept corporate donalions, the committee raised about $12 million less than its original goal and fell well short of what the 2008 DNC host committee in Denver raised. The gap required it to tap a line of credit provided by Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp. It must repay the loans, most of which came from Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp., by the end of February. Time will tell if the 2012 convention's direct economic impact will match 2008's, which generated $133.5 million for the Denver metro.

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$896,000

What the host committee paid to ready Bank of America Stadium for President Barack Obama's acceptance speech. The stadium was not used. The speech was moved to Time Warner Cable Arena due to threat of rain.

Notable contributors to 2012 host committee Jim Rogers Duke Enery CEO and host committee $339,523 co-chair Patricia Rodgers CEO of Charlotte-based Rodgers $110,000 Builders Inc. Belk Inc. Community Fund $100,000 Chelsea Handler comedian $100,000 Eric Schmidt CEO of Mountain View, Calif.-based $100,000 Google Inc. Erskine Bowles former president of UNC system $50,00 Jeff Gordon NASCAR driver $25,00 Robert Johnson former owner of Charlotte Bobcats $20,000 Howard Levine CEO of Charlotte-based Family Dollar $10,000 Stores Inc. Hugh McColl retired CEO of Bank of America Corp. $1,000 The Charlotte host committee promised not to take contributions from corporations, but New American City Inc., a fund created to pay for parties and other events not directly tied to...