It's a well-worn phrase: As Ohio goes, so goes the nation, and the state's three largest cities are hoping to win a bid for a 2016 political convention. This hour we'll talk about what really happens to a city when it hosts these huge political gatherings, and if Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is right to expect a convention-based boom in business.

Guests:

Brian Ross, CEO of Experience Columbus

Steve Harrison, reporter for Charlotte Observer

Charles Mahtesian, Politics Editor for Digital News, NPR

Kenneth C. Davis, historian and author