2012 Republican National Convention
Campaigns mine data to get out vote
Strategists affiliated with the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney say they have access to information about the personal lives of voters at a scale never before imagined. And they are using that data to try to influence voting habits.
2012 Republican National Convention
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2012 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Presidential campaign offers sharpest choice since the 1960s
The 2012 presidential election’s battle lines are now sharper and the choices more vivid than at any time since at least the mid-1960s. Voters will not only select Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, they’ll send a message about the role of government that could reverberate and reshape how...
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2012 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Obama campaigns in St. Petersburg on Saturday; Romney at Sarasota fundraiser on Sept. 20
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will make campaign stops in the Tampa Bay area this month.
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2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Gallup: GOP convention had 'minimal impact' on voter attitudes
No discernable convention bounce for the Republicans. That's the analysis from Gallup."Last week's Republican National Convention had a minimal impact on Americans' self-reported voting intentions, with just about as many saying the convention made them less likely to vote for Mitt Romney as say...
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2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
GOP delegates leave impressed by Sen. Rubio of Florida
TAMPA -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio had his biggest moment in the spotlight Thursday night as a rising Republican star, and by most accounts, he nailed it.
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2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Tampa leaders ecstatic about results of RNC
TAMPA -- After two years of planning, tens of millions of dollars and four days of non-stop politics, Tampa city leaders are ecstatic with the results of the Republican National Convention.
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2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Authorities: Guardsman assisting at RNC accidentally shot in hotel
ST. PETERSBURG -- Authorities say a member of a Florida National Guard unit assisting at the Republican National Convention was accidentally shot while examining his personal revolver in a hotel room with another guard member.
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2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Mitt Romney: 'Now is the moment'
Mitt Romney on Thursday kicked off the final, crucial phase of his bid to become the country¿s 45th president, accepting the Republican nomination and urging the nation to look closely at his resume, his vision and his remedies for the ailing economy.
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2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Protesters don't live up to hype at Republican convention
The final day of the Republican National Convention ends with little protest during the day, but rowdy crowd at night.
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TOURISM
RNC's expected benefits to Manatee tempered by Isaac
Some Manatee businesses are mildly disappointed by the RNC's impact thus far.
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2012 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
Manatee delegates come away from Tampa inspired, energized
GOP delegates from Manatee County give the Republican National Convention high marks.


