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2012 Republican National Convention

2012 presidential election
The Tampa Bay Times Forum will host the 2012 Republican National Convention
Convention
Date(s)	August 27th-30th, 2012
City	Tampa, Florida
Venue	Tampa Bay Times Forum
Keynote speaker	Chris Christie
Candidates
Presidential nominee	Fmr. Gov. Mitt Romney (MA) (presumptive)
Vice-presidential nominee	Rep. Paul Ryan (WI) (presumptive)
Voting
Total delegates	2,286
Votes needed for nomination	1,144 (absolute majority)
Results (president)	TBD
Results (vice president)	TBD
Ballots	TBD
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The United States 2012 Republican National Convention, is a planned gathering of Republican Party members. Delegates, who officially nominate the party's candidates for President and Vice President, are widely expected to choose Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. Prominent members of the party will give speeches and discuss the convention theme, "A Better Future."

The convention will be held during the week of August 27, 2012, in Tampa, Florida, at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. The city expects demonstrations and possible vandalism so has used a federal grant to bolster its police force in preparation.

Due to Tropical Storm Isaac, the convention will come to order on Monday, August 27, and then immediately recess until the afternoon on Tuesday. Officials revised the schedule Sunday, August 26.

Background

Host Committee

On August 14, 2009, the Republican National Committee named a 13-person Site Selection Committee to start the process of selecting a host city for the 2012 convention.

News reports in early 2010 indicated that Tampa as well as Salt Lake City, Utah, and Phoenix, Arizona, had been selected as finalist candidates for the convention site. The decision was announced on May 12, 2010, when Tampa was selected as the host city.

The 2012 Tampa Bay Host Committee is the official and federally designated Presidential Convention host committee for the 2012 Republican National Convention. The Host Committee is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized to fund, manage and implement various functions in connection with the 2012 RNC Convention. The Host Committee is charged with raising $55,000,000 to pay for nearly all aspects of the Convention. The Host Committee is composed of prominent Florida business executives, civic leaders and other community leaders. The Host Committee is chaired by Al Austin and Ken Jones serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Objectives and themes

The intent of the convention is to educate delegates, attendees, and the public about the party's platform and to nominate a candidate. The convention theme is "A Better Future". Each day will also have its own theme: Monday's is "We Can Do Better"; Tuesday's is "We Built It"; Wednesday's is "We Can Change It"; and Thursday's is "We Believe in America." The choice of theme for Tuesday, "We Built It", has drawn comments as the Convention is being hosted in an arena that was built with public funds. In addition to these daily themes, the RNC has announced that it will present a series of informative policy workshops to be hosted by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and will be called "Newt University". These policy workshops are designed to "examine the convention’s daily themes in greater detail and give delegates an opportunity to dive deeper into those issues."

The convention will last from August 27 to August 30, 2012. According to the convention website, it will host 2,286 delegates, 2,125 alternates, and 15,000 credentialed members of the media. The convention CEO is William D. Harris.

George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Dick Cheney have all announced that they will not attend the convention.

Security planning

The convention is designated as a National Special Security Event, which means that ultimate authority over law enforcement goes to the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security. The federal government is providing $50 million for Convention security. Much of the money goes to deputizing additional police. Other expenses include expanded surveillance technology and the purchase of a $296,496 armored SWAT vehicle. Tampa Bay has disclosed specifically that it has spent $1.18m on video linkages between ground police and helicopters.

Tampa police are still deciding how to cordon off areas of the city to maintain tourism while keeping protests limited. Police Chief Jane Castor has stated that although Harbour Island will not be off-limits to non-residents, "there will be some checkpoints." The city has announced an estimated force of between 3000 and 4000 officers on each day of the convention.

The city has announced plans to pay $16,500 to the Florida State Fairgrounds Authority, in exchange for police use of local fairgrounds as a command center.

The convention

Platform

A committee, chaired by Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell, met in Tampa to draft a party platform. On August 21, 2012, the committee released a 60-page document for approval at the convention. Policies include:

• A Constitutional Amendment banning abortion, with no exceptions.
• For Medicare: increase the age of eligibility and a shift to a defined contribution plan in which the government pays a fixed amount rather than cover an individual's costs.
• A new "guest worker" program; long-term detention for "dangerous but undeportable aliens".

The vote on the platform will take place Tuesday afternoon.

Nominations

According to Fox News and Associated Press delegate projections, Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts, clinched the Republican presidential nomination in the Texas primary on May 29, 2012 and became the party's presumptive nominee. Two weeks before the convention, on August 11, Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate. The decision makes Ryan the major parties' first VP candidate from Wisconsin in American history.

The traditional roll call of the states, which permits delegates to promote their home states, will take place on the first full day of the convention. To have a speech formally putting his or her name in nomination, a candidate has to show a plurality of delegates in five delegations as section 40(b) of the rules of the Republican Party adopted by the last convention specifies:

Each candidate for nomination for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States shall demonstrate the support of a plurality of the delegates from each of five (5) or more states, severally, prior to the presentation of the name of that candidate for nomination.

Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul all won delegates in the Republican primaries but came short of showing a plurality in five states. Only Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum meet this requirement. Ron Paul was offered a speech slot, provided his remarks were pre-approved by the Romney campaign, but turned it down because he did not agree to the pre-written speech from the Romney campaign.

Speakers and Daily Schedule

The official speaker list has not been fully released. However, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus announced that the following will be given a speaking role: On August 21, 2012, the Republican National Committee released the official schedule for the first day of the Republican National Convention which will kickoff on Tuesday, August 28th, at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, in Tampa, Florida. Tropical Storm Isaac affected the convention schedule because it delayed the official kickoff to Tuesday.

The schedule includes more than 34 speakers that span both the afternoon and evening sessions, but the most coveted speaking slot that closes out the first night of the convention was scheduled to go to Ann Romney, Mitt Romney’s wife. But, since the major television networks had opted out on Monday's primetime coverage (prior to Monday's cancellation of activities), the schedule was changed, so she would be speaking on August 28, when the networks are covering the event. She will be introduced by Lucé Vela Fortuño, the First Lady of Puerto Rico.

Monday, August 27

Due to Tropical Storm Isaac, the first day of the convention was cancelled, however, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus called the convention to order at 2:00 PM and started a "debt clock," before announcing a recess at 2:10 PM.

Tuesday, August 28

• John Boehner- Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
• Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
• Mia Love, Mayor of Saratoga Springs, UT and Republican candidate in Utah's 4th congressional district.
• Janine Turner, actress and Tea Party activist.
• Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and 2012 Presidential candidate.
• Cathy McMorris Rodgers, United States Representative for Washington's 5th congressional district.
• Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, accompanied by Jack Gilchrist, owner of Gilchrist Metal Fabricating.
• John Kasich, Governor of Ohio.
• Mary Fallin, Governor of Oklahoma.
• Bob McDonnell, Governor of Virginia, accompanied by Bev Gray.
• Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin.
• Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada.
• Sher Valenzuela, candidate for Lt. Governor of Delaware.
• Ted Cruz, former Texas solicitor general and 2012 Republican nominee from Texas for U.S. Senate.
• Artur Davis, former Democratic United States Representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district and 2010 Democratic candidate for Governor of Alabama.
• Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina.
• Lucé Vela, First Lady of Puerto Rico.
• Ann Romney, former First Lady of Massachusetts & wife of Republican presumptive nominee Mitt Romney.
• Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey.

The Day's Schedule

• RNC Chairman Priebus
• RNC Co-Chairman Sharon Day
• Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn
• Convention Chief Executive Officer William Harris
• Chairman of Tampa Bay Host Committee Al Austin
• Republican Congressional Candidates
• State Delegate Barbara Comstock (VA)
• Representative Tim Griffin (AR)
• Republican Senate Candidates
• Republican National Committee auxiliaries
• Consideration of convention committee reports
• RNC Chairman Reince Priebus
• Committee on Credentials Chairman Mike Duncan
• Committee on Permanent Organization Chairwoman Zoraida Fonalledas
• Convention Permanent Chairman Speaker John Boehner, Presiding
• Official Convention Photograph
• Committee on Rules Chairman John Sununu
• Committee on Resolutions Chairman Governor Bob McDonnell
• Committee on Resolutions Co-Chairman U.S. Senator John Hoeven
• Committee on Resolutions Co-Chairman U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn
• Roll Call for Nomination of President of the United States
• Roll Call for Nomination of Vice President of the United States
• 6:40 p.m. Recess
• 7:00 p.m. Reconvene
• Remarks by Speaker John Boehner
• Remarks by RNC Chairman Reince Priebus
• Video and remarks by Mayor Mia Love (Saratoga Springs, UT), U.S. congressional candidate
• Remarks by Janine Turner
• Remarks by former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum
• Remarks by Host, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
• 8:00 p.m. Remarks by U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (NH), accompanied by Jack Gilchrist
• Remarks by Governor John Kasich (OH)
• Remarks by Governor Mary Fallin (OK)
• Remarks by Governor Bob McDonnell (VA), accompanied by Bev Gray
• Remarks by Governor Scott Walker (WI)
• 9:00 p.m. Remarks by Governor Brian Sandoval (NV)
• Remarks by Sher Valenzuela (small business owner, candidate for DE Lt. Governor)
• Remarks by Senate Republican Candidate Ted Cruz (TX)
• Remarks by Artur Davis
• Remarks by Governor Nikki Haley (SC)
• 10:00 p.m. Remarks by Mrs. Luce’ Vela Fortuño
• Remarks by Mrs. Ann Romney
• Remarks by Governor Chris Christie (NJ)
• Benediction by Sammy Rodriguez
• Adjournment

Wednesday, August 29

• Mitch McConnell, Republican Minority Leader of the Senate.
• Rand Paul, United States Senator from Kentucky.
• Christopher Devlin-Young, Salt Lake City Gold Olympian alpine ski racer, and Jeanine McDonnell
• John McCain, U.S. Senator from Arizona.
• Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida, and Sam Olens, Attorney General of Georgia.
• Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana. (Cancelled due to Tropical Storm Issac)
• John Thune, U.S. Senator from South Dakota.
• Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio.
• Luis Fortuño, Governor of Puerto Rico.
• Tim Pawlenty, former Governor of Minnesota.
• Mike Huckabee, former Governor of Arkansas.
• Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State.
• Susana Martinez, Governor of New Mexico.
• Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin and presumptive 2012 Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States.

The Day's Schedule

• 7:00 p.m. Convention convenes
• Call to order
• Introduction of Colors by Amputee Veterans of America Support Team (AVAST)
• Pledge of Allegiance by Brigadier General Patrick E. Rea, US Army (Ret.)
• National Anthem sung by Ayla Brown
• Invocation by Ishwar Singh
• Ron Paul Video
• Remarks by Senate Republican Leader and Convention Temporary Chairman Mitch McConnell (KY)
• Remarks by Senator Rand Paul (KY)
• Remarks by Christopher Devlin-Young and Jeanine McDonnell
• 8:00 p.m. Remarks by Senator John McCain (AZ)
• Remarks by Attorney General Pam Bondi (FL) and Attorney General Sam Olens (GA)
• Remarks by Senator John Thune (SD)
• Remarks by Senator Rob Portman (OH)
• 9:00 p.m. Remarks by Governor Luis Fortuño (PR)
• Remarks by Governor Tim Pawlenty (MN)
• Bush 41, 43 Film
• Remarks by Mike Huckabee
• 10:00 p.m. Remarks by Condoleezza Rice
• Remarks by Governor Susana Martinez (NM)
• Remarks by vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan
• Benediction by Archbishop Demetrios
• Adjournment

Thursday, August 30

• Connie Mack IV, former United States Representative from Florida and 2012 Republican nominee from Florida for U.S. Senate.
• Newt Gingrich, former Republican Speaker of the House & Callista Gingrich.
• Craig Romney, son of Mitt Romney.
• Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida.
• Bob White, chairman of Romney for President campaign.
• Grant Bennett, CEO of CPS Technologies and former consultant of Bain Capital.
• Thomas G. Stemberg, founder of Staples Inc..
• Kerry Healey, former Lt. Governor of Massachusetts.
• Jane Edmonds, former Massachusetts Secretary of Workforce.
• Marco Rubio, United States Senator from Florida.
• Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and presumptive 2012 Republican nominee for President of the United States.

The Day's Schedule

• 7:00 p.m. Convention convenes
• Call to order
• Introduction of Colors US Central Command Joint Forces Color Guard Team
• Pledge of Allegiance by Dylan Nonaka
• National Anthem sung by SEVEN
• Invocation by Ken and Priscilla Hutchins
• Remarks by U.S. Rep. Connie Mack (FL)
• Reagan Legacy Video
• Remarks by Newt and Callista Gingrich
• Remarks by Craig Romney
• 8:00 p.m. Remarks by Governor former Jeb Bush (FL)
• Remarks by Bob White, chairman of Romney for President campaign
• Remarks by Grant Bennett
• Remarks by Tom Stemberg
• 9:00 p.m. Remarks by former Massachusetts Lt. Governor Kerry Healey
• Remarks by Jane Edmonds, former Massachusetts Secretary of Workforce
• Remarks by Olympians Michael Eruzione, Derek Parra and Kim Rhode
• 10:00 p.m. Remarks by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (FL)
• Remarks by presidential nominee Mitt Romney
• Benediction by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan
• Speaker Boehner declares convention adjourned

Protests

In October 2011, Tampa city officials began planning for anticipated protests, and discussions centered around small prior protests by the Occupy movement. According to former Tampa City Council member John Dingfelder, then the senior staff attorney for the mid-Florida office of the American Civil Liberties Union, the convention should expect to draw far more protestors and the city should plan on up to 10,000. Dingfelder encouraged the city to be proactive regarding where protests could occur and protestors could sleep. Tampa's Mayor Bob Buckhorn's response was "If they want a place to sleep, they can go home or to a hotel.... Just because they want to occupy something doesn't mean we are obligated to provide them with an opportunity to camp out in a public park or on a sidewalk."

The city of Tampa has banned puppets from downtown during the convention, a decision which some puppet-makers say violates their civil liberties. Police say that puppets can be used to conceal weapons—at the 2000 RNC, charging a gang of puppet-makers in Philadelphia with conspiracy to resist arrest.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) plans to hold a forum on free speech.

The city has announced plans to provide delegates and protestors alike with potable water and toilets.

Various groups began demonstrating on July 27, in Tampa and Tallahassee as part of a one-month countdown to the convention, calling for "good jobs, healthcare, affordable education, equality and peace," emphasizing their feelings to prioritize people over corporate profits.

Impact

The city has already planned to cancel all trials occurring during the week of the convention, due to concerns about jurors moving in and out of the city. Various government operations will move to nearby suburban areas. One exception to this trend is predicted trials for arrested protesters, which will be presided over by "on-call judges." City officials say they are planning on fencing off some government buildings, but that it is the responsibility of businesses to defend their own buildings.

The city is paying $216,000 to the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority as compensation for the partial closure of the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway, a toll highway passing through Tampa's downtown and just north of the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

Demand for hotel rooms and rental cars is expected to be particularly high.

Florida has some of the most lenient gun laws in the United States with 6.5% of adults licensed to carry concealed weapons. Local governments in Florida are prohibited from having gun ordinances stricter than state law. While water guns have been banned during the week of the event, handguns will be permitted outside of the Convention Center. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn requested that authorities be allowed to ban guns from downtown Tampa during the convention. Governor Rick Scott rejected the request.

Entertainment cancellations

The rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd had been scheduled Sunday to launch a series of concerts there that included Trace Adkins on Tuesday and Kid Rock on Wednesday. Organizers shut down all of Liberty Plaza on Sunday when it was decided Lynyrd Skynyrd wouldn't perform due to the weather. Lynyrd Skynyrd was also supposed to be part of the official convention proceedings on Monday. A spokemsan for group didn't know if the band would be rescheduled or not. The Oak Ridge Boys was to sing the National Anthem at the convention on Monday, so their appearance is up in the air, as well.

See also

• 2012 Democratic National Convention
• 2012 Green National Convention
• 2012 Libertarian National Convention
• Republican National Convention
• Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012
• United States presidential nominating convention
• Tropical Storm Isaac (2012)

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External links

• 2012 Republican National Convention official website
• 2012 Tampa Bay Host Committee official website
• Rules for the 2012 Republican National Convention.

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