Isaac Forces GOP To Cut Short 1st Day Of RNC
Tropical Storm Isaac put a damper on the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
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Tropical Storm Isaac put a damper on the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will fly to Tampa on Tuesday, his campaign announced Monday night.
When Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin made his comments last week about "legitimate rape," it vaulted the hot-button issue back into the national debate as both parties vie for the lead coming out of their respective conventions.
The protesters blamed Tropical Storm Isaac and a massive police presence.
Presumptive Republican vice-presidential nominee, Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, will not arrive in Florida until Tuesday for his planned speech on Wednesday night at the convention.
Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney said Monday he is not considering canceling the Republican National Convention even as New Orleans is in the path of another potential hurricane.
Former Governor Charlie Crist is wasting no time making inroads to the Democratic Party. The former Republican endorsed President Barack Obama for re-election Sunday and now has been given a speaking role at the Democratic National Convention, according to TalkingPointsMemo.com.
Governor Rick Scott canceled his appearances at Republican National Convention events for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday because he was focusing on Florida's response to Tropical Storm Isaac. The Governor also canceled his big speech at the RNC. He spoke with CBS4's Gio Benitez about that decision.
The Romney campaign has scrapped at least the first day of the national convention, mindful of the good politics of putting safety before, well, politics.
The threat offered by Tropical Storm Isaac has affected the presidential campaign. putting the GOP convention set to begin Monday in Tampa on hold until Tuesday.
Vice President Joe Biden is postponing his planned trip to Florida because of Tropical Storm Isaac.
A proposal from Miami-Dade Commission Chairman Joe Martinez to make the county's top cop an elected position, rather than appointed by the mayor, has been voted down by fellow commissioners.
Former Gov. Mitt Romney continued his campaign push in swing state Colorado remotely on Thursday, granting one-on-one satellite interviews with four local reporters, including CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd.
For organizers of next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa their mantra must be something like the show business cliché 'the show must go on'.
When 70,000 Republicans, journalists and protestors descend of Tampa Bay for the Republican National Convention, part of the security contingent keeping the peace will be from the Broward Sheriff's Office.
