Mccain convention biography videos

U.S. political event held in Tampa, Florida

The 2012 Republican National Convention was a gathering held by the U.S.

Republican Party during which delegates officially nominated former Massachusetts GovernorMitt Romney and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for president and vice president, respectively, for the 2012 election.

Mccain convention biography videos

Prominent members of the party delivered speeches and discussed the convention theme, "A Better Future."^[3] The convention was held during the week of August 27, 2012, in Tampa, Florida^[4] at the Tampa Bay Times Forum (now Amalie Arena).

The city, which expected demonstrations and possible vandalism, used a federal grant to bolster its police force in preparation. Due to the approach of Hurricane Isaac, convention officials changed the convention schedule on August 26, 2012; the convention came to order on Augu