Republican Convention News--4.13.12

Romney to court gun owners at NRA convention as Florida case raises new ... Washington Post Thousands of members are filling St. Louis hotels and sidewalks this weekend for an annual convention that offers "over seven acres of guns, gear and outfitters." The NRA is so vital to Republican politicians that Rick Santorum, who suspended his ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney speaks at the NRA convention, plus more to watch for this weekend in ... ABC News Romney's speech at the NRA's "Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum" will have to go far enough for the Republican base without scaring off the independent voters he needs in the general election against President Barack Obama. See all stories on this topic »

Google tapped for Tampa convention Politico The Republican National Convention is trying to go high tech — and it has enlisted Google to help it out. GOP leaders are designating the search giant and YouTube as the "Official Social Platform and Live Stream Provider" of the 2012 convention in ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

Calhoun County Republican Convention is scheduled Victoria Advocate The 2012 Calhoun County Republican Convention will be at 9 am on Saturday, April 21, at First National Bank Meeting Room, 1101 state Highway 35, Port Lavaca. The purposes of the convention are to choose delegates and alternates to the Republican Party ... See all stories on this topic »

Bell wins nomination at Weber County Republican convention StandardNet By Scott Schwebke OGDEN -- Matthew Bell easily won the Weber County Republican Party's nomination for a county commission seat during a convention Thursday night at Ben Lomond High School. Bell received 413 ballots, which equates to about 70 percent of ... See all stories on this topic » StandardNet

Newt Gingrich's Ongoing Candidacy Draws Ire of GOP Establishment Daily Beast Instead, Gingrich has decided to dig in, campaigning this week in North Carolina and Delaware and mapping out a shoestring strategy to get to the Republican convention in Tampa that seems somewhere between Quixotic, egomaniacal, and just plain nuts. See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

Convention will have gun-free zone Tbo.com By KEVIN WIATROWSKI | The Tampa Tribune Tampa has endured national ridicule recently for a proposed "clean zone" policy that would ban people attending the Republican National Convention from carrying string and gas masks but not licensed concealed ... See all stories on this topic »

GOP-On-GOP Attacks Leave Orrin Hatch Fighting Mad NPR (blog) In fact, the Hatch campaign has spent more than $5.7 million in the past 15 months just to make sure he'll survive the Utah Republican nominating convention on April 21. "We've got to have new leaders in Washington if we're going to change the ... See all stories on this topic »

Hill County Republicans Set Convention Hillsboro Reporter Hill County Republican Chairman Jim Haddaway has announced that the 2012 Hill County Republican Convention will be held on Saturday, April 21, in the county courtroom on the first floor of the courthouse in Hillsboro. The party convention is held in ... See all stories on this topic »