TIME’s video team brings you two Wednesday features: First, A short highlight of last night’s speeches and preview of what the politicos will be slavering over this evening:
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The RNC’s Diversity Pageant
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Mia Love is not a household name. But ask any savvy Republican here, and they’ll tell you the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, is one of the party’s political phenoms. Love, 37, is a congressional candidate for Utah’s 4th district. More importantly, she’s a black Mormon with sterling Tea Party credentials. This is the sort of …
What You Missed While Not Watching the First Night of the Republican Convention
7:14 p.m. The hurricane couldn’t stop it. The weak economy didn’t underfund it. The orange-bottomed girls at the Hooters down the street won’t distract from it. Day One of the 2012 Republican National Convention has …
Chris Christie’s Race to the Bottom
In honor of his keynote speech Tuesday night, I thought I’d recount a revealing story about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie from my new book, The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era. If you think of …
Downtown Tampa Still Awaiting Flood of Convention Money
Tampa is famous for many things: its beaches, the cigars of Ybor City and being the place where actor Channing Tatum was a stripper before he played one in the movies. This week, the city joins the ranks of Chicago and …
Ron Paul in Tampa: A GOP Outsider’s Last Hurrah
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The Sun Dome at the University of South Florida (USF) is typically filled with basketball fans and shouts of “Go Bulls!” But on the Sunday before the Republican National Convention, it hosted a different sort of …
TIME/CNN Poll: Obama Leads Romney in Florida
President Barack Obama has opened a narrow lead in Florida as Republicans gather in Tampa this week to nominate Mitt Romney, according to a new TIME/CNN/ORC poll. The survey also found the two candidates locked in a near tie in …
Q&A: Herman Cain Isn’t Looking for a Job from Romney, but He Has a Few Pointers
Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza and 2012 presidential also-ran, went to Tampa to take part in a unity rally on Sunday. TIME caught up with him to chat about the Republican ticket, what he’s doing in Florida and, …
The Ticket: Romney and Ryan Go to Tampa
So what kind of convention will it turn out to be?
Everyone already knows that the Republican faithful will gather in Tampa this week to nominate Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to take on Barack Obama and Joe Biden in November. …
Mitt’s Moment: TIME Talks to Romney About Business, Budgets and Beliefs
Managing editor Rick Stengel and senior correspondent Michael Crowley spoke with the Republican presidential candidate on Tuesday for the Sept. 3 issue of TIME, now available online to subscribers. A lightly edited transcript follows.
Romney at the Convention: Whom Will Mitt Speak To?
The Republican Convention is Mitt Romney’s first big opportunity since the primaries to speak directly to general-election voters. Will he focus on rallying the Republican base, or will he try to connect with the swing voters …
The Akin Effect in Massachusetts: Why Elizabeth Warren Needs to Nationalize the Race
What do a Missouri congressman’s astonishingly misinformed comments on rape and pregnancy have to do with a Massachusetts Senate race between two pro-abortion rights candidates? If you’ve been listening to Elizabeth Warren and …
For Sale: Ridiculous Political Domain Names
Are you a mythical creature who leans conservative? Do you anticipate a big story about Obama collaborating with a ’90s rapper? The bad news is someone might have already nabbed your perfect political domain name. The good news is that it might also be among the thousands up for auction this cycle.