Republican National Convention News
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Charlie Crist and 21 Most-Famous Political Party Switchers of All Time… Reagan in 1982. At the Republican National Convention in 2000, she revealed ..... her switch at the 2012 Republican National Convention in a speech preceding ..... speaker at John McCain's Republican convention . In the end, Lieberman …
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'This Week' Transcript: Former Vice President Dick Cheney… and effort on building the base, building the party, making it a full-time, professional operation in terms of the RNC . There's a lot of work to be done, no question about it. STEPHANOPOULOS: Part of that new generation, your daughter ..... making progress. I think Reince Priebus is doing basically good work in terms of trying to change the rules to move up the convention date, to shorten the primary time and put in, in the field, a full-time paid staff as the Obama people over the years …
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Washington Wakes Up From A National Nightmare
… Safely-reelected Obama had no reason to cave and fully expected to break them. @DanaPerino : The RNC set to announce the location of the next GOP convention ...abandoned phone booth. Should be plenty of meeting space in there. @TonyFratto : So …
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Obama Draws Another Red Line
… Mayor Castro, who followed in then-Sen. Barack Obama's footsteps as a keynote speaker at the last Democratic National Convention , was called "the future of our party" by Harkin. http://abcn.ws/1dgSTc8 NOTED: WILL OBAMA STAY NEUTRAL IN 2016 ..... votes in the Senate. Democrats are refusing to budge. http://abcn.ws/182er9f WHO'S TWEETING? @seanspicer : RNC Holds Democrats Accountable, Releases New #ObamaCosts Video WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/15xlUib @tedhesson : The …
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The Top Five Priorities of the GOP… bodies all over the country not at the RNC ," including both volunteers and paid staffers ..... The simple truth is that while the RNC is focused on tactics, the fundamentals ..... primary calendar is another must-do on the RNC 's list. In 2012, Mitt Romney battled ..... long period of time," he said. "Our convention should not be in August. I think that …
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This Week in History… Demonstrators Disrupt Republican National Convention At the height of the Vietnam ..... harassed delegates at the Republican National Convention in Miami Aug. 22, 1972 ..... for the duration of the convention . Hundreds of the protesters …
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RNC Votes 'No' on NBC, CNN Debates Over Clinton Movies… documentary on Hillary, then give the RNC two or three hours to make their case ..... another for "way too long." "Our convention should not be in August. I think that our convention has got to get moved to no later than ..... the debate process. Ron Kaufman, the RNC committee member from Massachusetts and …
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The Hillary Wars… seek a binding vote of the RNC stating that the committee ..... eliminate partnering with the RNC for any party sanctioned primary ..... 2016 Republican debates. RNC spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski ..... until the last night of the Republican National Convention that the campaign revealed …
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Chaos Or Compromise On Capitol Hill? (The Note)… speakers at the NAACP's national convention turned the event into a rallying cry ..... justice," Crump said at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. "It is going to ..... anti-choice activity opposite of what RNC autopsy suggested party needed to do …
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Clinton and Christie: Another Bipartisan Bro-mance… Mitt Romney. In return, the first-term Republican governor got to deliver the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Then, Superstorm Sandy destroyed much of the Jersey Shore. In the hurricane's aftermath …
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Immigration Bill Takes One Small Step, But Not A Giant Leap (The Note)… After originally launching the site ahead of last year's GOP convention , we're updating it with 22 new Republicans (for a total ..... My latest column: Republicans actively disregarding the RNC 's recommendations from March http://www.nationaljournal …
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Tea Party Class of 2010: Where Are They Now?
… knocked three-term incumbent Bob Bennett out of the Republican Party, ousting him in a showdown at the state's GOP convention . He went on to defeat a fellow conservative, businessman Tim Bridgewater, in the Republican primary. It was smooth …
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The Note: Scandal Creep
… According to a spokeswoman for the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the ads will run during the Virginia Republican Convention in Richmond this weekend. WATCH: http://youtu.be/DZ6tKc3hOSI See the web ads: http://keepkenout …
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S.C.'s Very Strange House Special (The Note)
… keynote speaker at the NRA's annual convention , trivializes the Holocaust when he compares ..... or to the other criticisms at the NRA convention . http://abcn.ws/11ePmcF SEN ..... thin to be president?" @seanspicer : RNC Statement on Rep. Markey's Shameful …
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Southern Exposure (The Note)
… campaign manager, Matt Rhoades, as well as former RNC spokesman Tim Miller and former RNC research director Joe Pounder. http://americarising ..... earnings up 45 cents, or 1.9% @rachelweinerwp : RNC on jobs report: "Some good news for a lucky few …
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RNC Doubles Down On Gay Marriage Stance Amid Conservative Pressure
… from 2004. Earlier today, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus joked ..... event during last summer's Republican National Convention . "For the record, she also ..... coincide with the start of the RNC 's meeting. Led by Family ..... made it quite clear what the RNC stood to lose by running left-of-center …
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The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday April 11, 2013
… narrowly defeated an effort by a Virginia committeeman to undo all the changes to party rules made during the 2012 Republican convention . LINK The Boston Globe's Jim O'Sullivan: " GOP Senate debate gets personal " The three Republican candidates …
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The Note: A Real Deal Emerges On Gun Control
… recommendations in the party's 2012 "autopsy" report (the RNC prefers to call It by its official name, the "Growth and ..... called for greater outreach to the gay community, at least one RNC committeeman plans to introduce a resolution doubling down ..... set of controversial rules that were passed at the national convention in Tampa last summer. Will Republicans be able to keep their …
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Republicans Try To Regain Their Footing At Post-Election Meeting
… in line with the recommendations of the RNC 's post-election report, which counseled ..... near the Hollywood hills. At least one RNC committeeman plans to introduce a resolution ..... rules that were passed at the national convention in Tampa last summer. Detractors, including Virginia RNC Committeeman Morton Blackwell who is leading …
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Rand Paul Reaches Out to Black Voters at Howard University
… rights" and he wants to change that. The last Republican to speak at the school, according to the university, was former RNC chairman Michael Steele in 2009 and before that in 2004 then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist received an honorary degree ..... but he too tried to reach out to black voters, although unsuccessfully. During the 2012 campaign he spoke at the NAACP convention , but he was booed when he said he wanted to repeal President Obama's health care law. Paul got a better reception when …
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Guns, Budget, GOP: 5 Stories You'll Care About in Politics Next Week… Expect heated reaction to the party's efforts to shorten and simplify the primary process, with fewer debates, an earlier convention , and controls to ensure quick resolution of the Republican nomination. It's also the first RNC meeting since two Republican senators endorsed gay marriage, so look for discussion and possibly backlash. There's talk …
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5 Republicans Who've Had An Immigration Conversion… contains a "path to citizenship," since the term is politically loaded. The Republican National Committee During its national convention in August 2012, the Republican National Committee adopted a platform that backed a guest-worker program, but endorsed …
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A Day In The Life Of A GOP Autopsy (The Note)
… debate process needed improvement," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said of Mitt ..... and moving the party's nominating convention to June or July. Chairman Priebus noted ..... digital and data gathering efforts, the RNC is pledging to invest more money to ..... the former political director of the RNC who now runs IowaRepublican.com ..... done by May 15 so that we can have a convention in June, there's a risk of stacking …
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Could Less Well Funded Candidates Be Hurt by New RNC Report?… around. The changes called for in the RNC report include moving up the convention , holding fewer debates, and making ..... Santorum's senior campaign adviser, said the RNC should get "credit for a pretty good ..... in New Hampshire this spring. The RNC might be able to move up the convention and shorten the process on one end …
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GOP: Re-Boot, Re-Brand, Re-Think (The Note)
… of any national party," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus ..... including holding the Party's convention earlier in the summer ..... I'm calling for a convention in June or July," Priebus ..... months leading up to the Republican National Convention in August. "We're going ..... elections. As a result, the RNC report endorsed comprehensive …
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RNC Completes 'Autopsy' on 2012 Loss, Calls for Inclusion Not Policy Change… report at the National Press Club today, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said he wanted ..... Project," lays out an extensive plan the RNC believes will lead the party to victory ..... during the 2012 cycle; and moving the convention to June or July, as well as improving ..... is in place. They will also open an RNC field office in San Francisco. The ..... and they're calling for an earlier convention . Such an overhaul takes money, of …
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GOP Chair Reince Priebus Calls for Earlier Conventions, Expanded Minority Outreach
… holding the Party's convention earlier in the summer ..... I'm calling for a convention in June or July ..... leading up to the Republican National Convention in August. "We're ..... Last week, the RNC announced it would …
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Florida Lt. Gov. Quits Amid $300M Charity Scam Probe… War. She was chosen as Gov. Scott's running mate in 2010. She represented Florida on the floor of the Republican National Convention in 2012 when Gov. Mitt Romney was nominated as the Republican candidate. Carroll said in a statement that …
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13 Republicans You Won't See at CPAC… one of the Republican Party's rising stars. Female, Hispanic, and charismatic, Martinez rocked the Republican National Convention with a primetime speech, capturing more attention and enthusiasm than some more established GOP bigwigs …
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Clint Eastwood Joins Republicans for Gay Marriage, Highlighting Growing GOP RiftA growing split in the Republican Party deepened today when Clint Eastwood, the movie star who rocked the GOP convention by interviewing an invisible President Obama, joined the ranks of Republicans who are in favor of legalizing gay …
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PM Note: Obama, Eastwood Unite (sort of), Fasten Your Sequester Belts, The Return of Amtrak Joe
… Republicans - A growing split in the Republican Party deepened today when Clint Eastwood, the movie star who rocked the GOP convention by interviewing an invisible President Obama, joined the ranks of Republicans who are in favor of legalizing gay …
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Marco Rubio's 'Watershed' Means He's Ready (or Not) for National Spotlight
… wasn't his first nationally televised speech either. He spoke before Mitt Romney and Clint Eastwood at the Republican National Convention in August. Eastwood's interview of an empty chair - another Internet-fueled moment - overshadowed a …
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Rubio's Response: A Showcase and a Sip for GOP's Superstar… candidate Mitt Romney and even introduced him at the Republican National Convention , affording Rubio the opportunity to express ..... become divide and conquer." Rubio also used his convention speech to share the story of his parents' immigration …
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How Marco Rubio's Mom Influenced Him on Immigration Reform
… to America with little more than the hope of a better life," Rubio said last August in his speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. "My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a hotel maid and a stock clerk at Kmart. They …
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What's Next for Sarah Palin After the Break With Fox News?… as she had publicly complained in August on Facebook that the network had canceled her appearances at the Republican National Convention . And going back even further, Palin didn't give Fox the scoop in October 2011 when she announced she …
