Republican Convention News--4.5.12

Cache Republican convention set for next week Cache Valley Daily By Jennie Christensen The Cache County Republican Party convention will be held Wednesday, April 11, at Mount Logan Middle School and delegates will be voting in one local legislative contest. Disrict 4 state representative David Butterfield is being ... See all stories on this topic »

Republican precinct meetings are a prelude to state convention in Fort Worth Fort Worth Star Telegram Most Republican and Democratic groups in Texas canceled precinct conventions this year after political wrangling and legal action over redistricting delayed the election process, pushing the primaries to May 29. Local GOP officials opted to hold ... See all stories on this topic » Fort Worth Star Telegram

Tampa Clean Zone for Republican National Convention 2012: Protecting lives or ... WTSP 10 News Tampa, Florida -- Thousands of protesters are expected in Tampa for the Republican National Convention in four months. Should the City of Tampa adopt major restrictions to control the relatively small number of demonstrators who plan to be violent? See all stories on this topic » WTSP 10 News

Group rallying against proposals placing limits on protesters during ... ABC Action News TAMPA - A rally will be held Thursday morning to protest against a "Clean Zone" proposal, designed to place multiple restrictions on protestors during the Republican National Convention in Tampa this summer. "This rally is in protest to the proposed ... See all stories on this topic »

Republican Convention Protest Zone: Squirt Guns Forbidden, Real Guns Allowed AllGov Florida state law has trumped common sense as the Republican Party prepares for its national convention in Tampa later this year. In developing security measures for the August 27-30 event, city officials have prohibited protesters from carrying squirt ... See all stories on this topic » AllGov

Romney nearly took all Philadelphia Inquirer By Stephen Ohlemacher AP WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney won nearly all the convention delegates in a three-primary sweep, adding to a lead that will be insurmountable without a dramatic shift in the race for the Republican nomination for president. See all stories on this topic »

Showdown looms on GOP convention protest rules Tampabay.com By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer TAMPA — With protest groups organizing in opposition, the City Council today will consider proposed rules for rallies outside the Republican National Convention, with a few tweaks. For example, the American ... See all stories on this topic »

GOP prepares for pivotal convention St. George Daily Spectrum When nearly 7000 Republicans showed up for their neighborhood caucus meetings March 15, delegates were chosen by their neighbors to study the issues, evaluate the various candidates and then meet in convention to choose the party's nominees. See all stories on this topic »

US Sen. Hatch, GOP challengers hold first debate NOLA.com Orrin Hatch faced off against two key opponents Wednesday night in his bid for a seventh term as he participated in his first debate ahead of this month's state Republican convention. The debate in Draper, attended by 1400 people, touched on topics ... See all stories on this topic »

Nye County Republicans plan to appeal Paul convention win Truckee Times AP Supporters of Republican presidential candidate US Rep. Ron Paul said they came away with all 75 state delegates from Nye County and more than half of 108 state delegates from Douglas County in convention voting Saturday. See all stories on this topic »