Republican Convention News--4.12.12

Colorado Republicans' delegation to national convention shrinks from previous ... Denver Post As a result, this Saturday at the state Republican convention in Denver, the GOP will get to elect only 12 at-large delegates and 12 at-large alternates to send to the Republican National Convention. By contrast, Colorado Republicans in 2004 got to ... See all stories on this topic »

Republican National Convention fund raisers reach out to small donors Tampabay.com By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer When you have to raise $55 million for the Republican National Convention, it helps to get a lot of six- and seven-figure checks. But those aren't the only donations the Tampa Bay Host Committee is chasing. See all stories on this topic »

Selmon Expressway Could Close During Republican Convention Patch.com The roadway that links South Tampa and Brandon could be shut down for security reasons when the Republican National Convention comes to town in August, according to officials. By Jason Bartolone The Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, a vital link between South ... See all stories on this topic »

S.L. County mayor's race: Dems leading GOP in money chase Salt Lake Tribune By Lee Davidson Yes, it's possible, even in heavily Republican Utah: Democrats are out-raising Republicans by a 2-to-1 margin in the Salt Lake County mayor's race, whose vast field of candidates will be pared Saturday at conventions for both parties. See all stories on this topic »

Hatch campaign in good shape before GOP convention ksl.com By Benjamin Wood SALT LAKE CITY — After working for a year to build delegate support ahead of the state Republican convention, Sen. Orrin Hatch's campaign has some welcome news that its strategy may be working. Hatch's camp released polling numbers ... See all stories on this topic » ksl.com

Robots for Hatch Salt Lake Tribune Some people have expressed distaste with what happened at the 2010 Utah Republican State Convention, when the will of the Republican voters was ignored. On March 17, The New York Times reported about Utah's Republican caucuses: "Dave Hansen, [Sen. See all stories on this topic »

CO Republicans start choosing national delegates The Oshkosh Northwestern (WTW) — Republicans seem to have settled on a presidential candidate, but Colorado Republicans are just starting to choose individual delegates to the party's presidential nominating convention. Republicans in Colorado's 7th Congressional District are ... See all stories on this topic »

Tampa Mayor Says Selmon Expressway May Close for Republican National Convention WUSF News By Yoselis Ramos Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn says the Selmon Crosstown Expressway may need to be closed down during certain parts of the National Republican Convention in August, but nothing is for sure. There's a subcommittee focusing entirely on ... See all stories on this topic »

Ron Paul: 'We have a revolution to fight, a country to change' MiamiHerald.com Paul's supporters are expected to be a force at state GOP conventions nationwide -- as they were during his 2008 presidential bid -- trying to become delegates for Paul at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., in August. See all stories on this topic »

McManus: Romney, the worst candidate? Los Angeles Times Yet four months later, at the Democratic National Convention, Clinton hailed Obama's nomination, and six months after that, she became his secretary of State. This spring, the race for the Republican presidential nomination got nasty — again. See all stories on this topic »