Search results for

Former U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of Alabama has one big thing in common with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist: They are both taking a starring role for a political…

Tropical Storm Isaac may be making headlines after delaying the start of the RNC -- but the media blitz in Tampa shows no sign of stopping.Reporters from…

Delegates and reporters partied inside Tropicana Field Sunday night, officially kicking off the Republican National Convention.Outside, protesters…

Apparently discouraged by the gusty weather, at times there were fewer protesters on the streets of Tampa this morning than there were police officers and journalists. Those who did show up, though, had sharp things to say about Republicans and Democrats.

Marco Rubio was ambushed Tuesday as protesters crashed a Florida delegation breakfast during his speech.At least eight people were removed from the…

Tuesday's Florida Matters: The Convention included plenty of politics. Here's what you missed:Hillsborough County Commissioner Mark Sharpe discussed the…

Are the messages of Republicans and Democrats resonating with today's youth?Young Invincibles is a national organization that claims to be a voice for…

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will introduce Mitt Romney on the final night of the Republican National Convention. He may have provided a preview of his speech on Tuesday, explaining how he expects national perceptions of Romney to change this week.

Republican Party of Sarasota County Joe Gruters had the best quote of the day.Gruters was one of the Florida delegates stranded at the Innisbrook Resort…

Wet and rainy one day. Sunny and balmy the next. Usually hot and always humid.Welcome to Florida, RNC visitors!Now that the threat of Tropical Storm Isaac…

It was an ugly incident, dealt with promptly and appropriately, Republican National Convention organizers say.According to CNN, two convention-goers were…

Florida’s economy presents a challenge to the two presidential candidates.The state’s unemployment rate has fallen over the past year. And home prices in…

Both political parties are featuring high-profile convention speakers who once were on the other side. They get a lot of attention, but their new partisan paths don't always lead to long-term career success.

There's still a "mystery speaker" on the schedule for Thursday night. A report that Dirty Harry is headed to Tampa has set off speculation that he'll be taking the stage.

Mitt Romney's strategy for November relies on white working-class voters — perhaps too heavily, some analysts suggest, given the growing share of the electorate made up of nonwhites. It's an issue the party is trying to address at its convention, with a speaker lineup loaded with high-profile minority officeholders.

The Republican National Convention is trying to build a bridge to more female voters.

Most Floridians are used to the heat and humidity. But this week, about 50,000 extra people are in Tampa, and some of them aren't used to the…

"They have now adopted a Republican Party platform that is the most extreme in the history of American politics when it comes to women's access to the…

What one word best describes Mitt Romney? That's a question researchers posed to the public last fall, this spring and again in recent days. The answer has changed significantly. What once was an overwhelming focus on Romney's faith has shifted to descriptions of his character, wealth and career.

With a jutting chin and growing fearlessness, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan delivered a GOP convention takedown of President Obama Wednesday night, catapulting an already ugly campaign to a whole new level.

After a long day of marching and chanting, most protesters in the tent camp known as Romneyville are trying to get some sleep."We have the constant…

On Thursday's Florida Matters: The Convention, our phone lines lit up for Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. He chatted with host Carson Cooper about everything…

It's official, finally.Actor and director Clint Eastwood is tonight's mystery speaker during the final session of the Republican National Convention,…

Largely overlooked amid the convention floor fight over Ron Paul's delegates and the delegate selection process was another rule approved at the same time. It would harshly punish any large state that jumps the line on the primary schedule in 2016.

It was Mitt Romney's big night. He got to tell the nation about what he wants to do. But the evening was also about President Obama. And, rather oddly, about Clint Eastwood.