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Watch: Pre-convention Tea Party rally in Tampa
The opening of the Republican National Convention may have been postponed because of Tropical Storm Isaac, but the Tea Party faithful are soldiering on in the teeth of the storm. The Tea Party Unity Rally 2012 is due to be held as scheduled at The River at Tampa Bay Church…
Democrats still outpace GOP in use of social media
TAMPA, Florida — The US Republican and Democratic conventions have traditionally targeted television viewers above all — but this year’s will see an unprecedented effort to reach voters via social media. In the last presidential election four years ago, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms were not yet the ubiquitous force…
Convention lineup crafted to change perception the GOP is ‘the party of middle-aged white men’
A black former top diplomat, a Cuban-born senator, an Indian-American governor — the speakers list for next week’s Republican National Convention reads like a conservative Rainbow Coalition. The convention, which will formally tap former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney as the party’s presidential candidate, headlines a multi-hued line-up meant to belie…
Forecast: Hurricane to menace Republican National Convention in Florida
A tropical storm nearing the Gulf of Mexico is expected to turn into a Category 1 or 2 hurricane ahead of making an anticipated landfall in Florida on Monday, just in time for the first day of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa. A National Weather Service chart published Wednesday…
Tropical Storm Isaac could hit Republican convention in Florida
MIAMI — A tropical storm swirling in the eastern Caribbean has raised the remote possibility that this year’s Republican National Convention could be more blustery than usual. Tropical Storm Isaac was east of Guadeloupe on Tuesday, and forecasters say it could become a hurricane on track to hit Florida next…
Biden to visit Florida during Republican convention
WASHINGTON — US Vice President Joe Biden will look his opponents in the eyes next week when he campaigns in Tampa, Florida during the first two days of the Republican National Convention there. The Republican event, which runs from August 27 to 30, will see former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney…
More about carrying concealed weapons at the Republican National Convention
Tampa Community Radio WMNF 88.5 had me on this morning to talk about my reported piece on the ease with which one could bring a gun to the Republican National Convention because of Governor Rick Scott’s (R-FL) refusal to provide the city a waiver to a state law limiting municipal…
How to legally bring a gun to the Republican National Convention
[Disclaimer: The management of Raw Story withheld publication of this piece until after the deadline for obtaining an out-of-state concealed carry permit in the state of Florida in time for the Republican National Convention had passed. Raw Story does not recommend that anyone unfamiliar with firearms carry one, and condemns…
George W. Bush will not attend Republican National Convention
According to Politico, former president George W. Bush will not be attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa next month. “President Bush was grateful for the invitation to the Republican National Convention,” Bush spokesman Freddy Ford wrote to the website. “He supports Governor Romney and wants him to succeed. President…
Tampa strip club hopes to entice RNC patrons
The 2001 Odyssey strip club in Tampa, Florida has revamped its online marketing strategy in hopes of attracting some of the nearly 50,000 people expected to attend the 2012 Republican National Convention. The strip club plans to use popular social media websites like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr to create buzz…
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