GOP Hopes for Big Turnout at Convention
June 12th, 2008 Posted in Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Republicans, Texas
http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=fb74cf595a885e3f&
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By Mitzie Stelte
Published June 11, 2008
HOUSTON —
Mitt Romney, a former top contender for the GOP presidential nomination, will speak at the Texas Republicans state convention this weekend.
GOP leaders say they expect a variety of opinions at the huge event, which runs Thursday through Saturday at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The state convention typically attracts about 14,000 participants. Of those, about 6,500 are delegates and 6,500 are alternates.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Dang and I have to leave Houston to see my dad is Oklahoma for Father’s Day!
June 12th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Today’s speakers include: Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick. Tomorrow (6/13/08) U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and former GOP presidential contenders Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney will take the podium. U.S. Rep. Joe Barton of Arlington is scheduled to speak Saturday and introduce the Texas legislative delegation.
No doubt the Ron Paul’s will be juggling signs on the fringe, Bush detesters will be marching at the gates, Bob Barr’s buddies will dot the landscape here and there…
Love Texas! The fabulous Lone Star State is sure to host a rousing, raucous Republican shindig. Can’t wait to hear and see more of our man, Mitt.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Mitt and McCain together in Boston:
http://nyformitt.blogspot.com/2008/06/m-mitt-and-mccain-together-in-boston.html
M&M!
June 12th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Here’s a link to a quick look at the convention goings-on in Texas today:
http://www.khou.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=254162
June 14th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
Watched the video. One Bostonian said that “Romney should be on McCain ’short’ list. His accent made it sound like he said “Romney should be on McCain’s ’shot’ list. Now, that sounds like something Huckabee would say.