It looks like it's a no-go for Boston when it comes to hosting the summer 2024 Olympics. U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) CEO Scott Blackmun and Boston 2024 Partnership Chairman Steve Pagliuca jointly released statements to say that they were not able to gain enough public support to be able to seal the deal, as reported by Washington City Paper. Last December, a public poll showed only 45 percent favored hosting the summer games in Boston. If Boston had been able to host the Olympics, the event would have generated about $4.8 billion in revenue and $4.6 billion in costs. For now, Associated Press describes Los Angeles as the frontrunner for getting the Olympic bid contract due to the city having hosted the games in 1984.
Whether or not Washington, D.C. will win the bid is up in the air, but opinions are already being formed on whether or not the nation's capital would even be a good choice for the summer games. Christine Brennan, a sports columnist for USA Today and consultant for ABC News, said, "Washington could be terrific, official Washington would do a wonderful job, [and] it would be a great event." When D.C. lost the bid to Boston, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson described the loss as "disappointing," while D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was "proud of how the District and the region presented." Many expressed relief for not getting the bid. Meanwhile, on Twitter last January, Editor of Politico Magazine Garrett Graff wrote, "The best thing that happened to DC so far in 2015 was not getting the Olympics! Congratulations Washington!" In reaction to the possibility of Washington, D.C. being reconsidered for the Olympics, one Twitter user named Steve Ammidown said, "NO. NO. NO. A MILLION TIMES NO." For now, the USOC will need to make their bid soon as the due date for the International Olympic Committee is this September.
DC needs the Olympics like a rectum needs a rectum.http://t.co/tQiejiwGaeHT @ruthbrarian
— Allen Stairs (@AllenStairs) July 28, 2015
DC cannot handle the Olympics. We can't even handle the people we got. The fueling Metro will blow up. No. Just no.
— Nig-ella Lawson (@JanvierNoir) July 28, 2015
The DC area can't get a metro bus hub in silver spring right. We can't get streetcars right. But we want the olympics? No. Terrible idea.
— J.Mc. (@JenifaTaughtMe) July 28, 2015
DC is comical!! You want the Olympics but cannot get commuters to and from daily without a glitch. Nope.
— Michelle 2.015 (@tafkam08) July 28, 2015
people want the Olympics in DC now that Boston is out. please...no...
— Mr. Matt (@MattsBestTweets) July 28, 2015
No. There is no upside for a DC Olympics. https://t.co/Opx7Lfh9TQ
— Leontine Walker (@WalkerLeontine) July 28, 2015
@gabrielmalor We had the Olympics here in Sydney in 2000 and it went off without a hiccup, but DC seems a bad choice.
— Pixy Misa (@PixyMisa) July 28, 2015
Haha god no RT @brucejohnson9: Should DC make another bid for the Summer Olympics now that Boston has bowed out?
— Luke Zimmermann (@lukezim) July 28, 2015
NO. NO. NO. A MILLION TIMES NO. https://t.co/pDTNbkneWE
— Steve Ammidown (@stegan) July 28, 2015
please please PLEASE don't let DC get the Olympics
— Lord of Overstock (@lordofoverstock) July 28, 2015
So now DC is just gonna put its bid in again for the Olympics. *Cranks up residency expiration clock*
— Geronimo N. James (@geedotjames) July 28, 2015
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND RT @washingtonian Boston lost its Olympic bid. Let's get DC back in the running for 2024. http://t.co/4dPWi94Fas
— Kat (@therunningfree) July 28, 2015
[phone rings]DC: Hello?Olympics: Yo, Charlie says we can't Olympics at his place. You think we can ruin everything at yours? DC: Ugh.
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) July 27, 2015
It's not too late for a DC Olympics, just saying...
— Andrew Beaujon (@abeaujon) July 27, 2015
I'd like to see DC get the 2024 Olympics
— Dylan Hecox (@Hecoxanator) July 28, 2015
· Plans for the Olympics in Washington, D.C. Take Flight [Curbed DC]
· To Olympics or Not to Olympics, That is The D.C. Question [Curbed DC]
· Washington, D.C. Was Not Chosen For The 2024 Olympics [Curbed DC]
· Boston Doesn't Want the 2024 Olympics. Does D.C.? [Washington City Paper]
· Could D.C. host the 2024 Summer Olympics? Sure, but not yet [WTOP]
· With Boston out, can Los Angeles revive a US Olympic bid? [Associated Press]