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Mayor Buckhorn: Tampa will have 4,000 police for 2012 RNC listen
09/28/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bob Buckhorn, RNC, convention, Tampa, Republican National Convention, protests, 2012 GOP Convention
Today Tampa’s Mayor took a trip across the bay to build connections with members of the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club. The Mayor has seems bent on having a heavy police presence during next year’s RNC.
Mayor Bob Buckhorn has lost many elections in the past, but many of his opponents had consistently won every one of their races. He said that moving past his losses has given him courage.
But some folks...
2 commentsRepublicans announce strategies to defeat Obama in 2012 listen
08/08/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Reince Priebus, Sharon Day, RNC, Republican Party, Republican National Convention
The Republican National Committee hosted its summer meeting at the Waterside Marriott in downtown Tampa last week. RNC members shared strategic plans to defeat President Obama in 2012.
During their general business meeting, the RNC committee tended to their regular business quickly before jumping into what they believe really matters: beating President Obama. Obama h...
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08/05/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, DNC, convention, 2012 GOP Convention, 2012 Election, Tampa
Wednesday the RNC began a week of meetings in preparation for next year's Republican National Convention in Tampa. State party chair members gathered in the afternoon to review election strategy and convention plans.
Next year, Tampa, Florida can expect to see one of the largest events ever in the city's history. The RNC is planning to draw hundreds of thousands of people to the city, a...
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08/04/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Bobby Jindal, RNC, Republican National Convention, ALEC
In Tampa today, the Republican National Committee delayed its decision on how to implement tougher sanctions if states hold their primaries early. The penalties could affect Florida if the state goes ahead with an early primary.
If Florida moves forward with plans to hold its primary election before the first Tuesday in March, the state will lose half its delegates at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa. Committee members proposed language that would give instruction on how ...
Be the first to commentRNC planning session kicks off in Tampa listen
08/03/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Republican Party
The Republican National Convention is coming to Tampa next summer. RNC officials kicked off their summer planning session this morning at the Marriott Waterside Hotel where they briefed members of the press on plans for next year’s big event.
Reince Priebus entered the room with an entourage of eager GOPers. After reminding reporters that the purpose of the convention is to successfully oust President Obama, Priebus told reporters what to expect during this week’s planning session.
The...
Be the first to commentHow will Tampa police handle Republican National Convention protests? listen
07/29/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Republican National Convention, RNC, Tampa Police, ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, John Dingfelder, 2012 GOP Convention
In fewer than thirteen months, Downtown Tampa will be swarming with protesters, politicos, and news teams from across the country who will be in town for the Republican National Convention. Police are already preparing for the onslaught – and so are civil liberties advocates.
The RNC has been heralded as an economic boon to any city it comes to, and Tampa is certainly no different. The question is, will the convention also leave in its wake the usual legacy of crackdowns on protesters and ...
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07/15/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, 2012 GOP Convention, Barack Obama
Tampa Bay is more than a year out from the Republican National Convention, but it’s on the minds of many locals in a big way these days. the head of the RNC host committee fielded questions about the event at a Tiger Bay Club event in Tampa, and tried to keep the politics out of it.
RNC Host Committee Chair Ken Jones said next year’s Republican National Convention will one of the biggest media events in the world – second only to the Olympics.
At a Tiger Bay Club of Tampa meeting, Jones...
Be the first to commentHow would Tampa mayoral hopefuls handle 2012 RNC? listen
02/02/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Convention, Dick Greco, Rose Ferlita, Ed Turanchik, Bob Buckhorn, Tampa mayor's race, freedom of speech
It may seem like a ways off, but leaders throughout Tampa Bay are preparing for the summer of 2012, when the Republican National Convention will descend upon the region. The handful of candidates for Tampa mayor have different ideas about how to deal with the onslaught of politicos – and protesters – that’s sure to come.
The federal government is giving the city of Tampa $50 million to help cover RNC security costs. How that money will pan out in terms of boots on the ground, artillery, te...
Be the first to commentNew Republican chair says he's ready to clean house listen
02/02/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Michael Steele, RNC, Republican National Chair, Reince Priebus, Rick Scott, Republican National Convention, 2012 Election
The 2012 Republican National Convention is about eighteen months away, but questionable spending has already put the party under fire. The new Republican National Committee chair was in town today, and he stressed his new staff would be more careful with RNC money.
New RNC chair Reince Priebus said he met with the convention’s host committee and is confident they’ll help make the event a success.
He stressed that the host committee is an entirely separate entity from the RNC committee ...
Be the first to commentRNC chair says protests of 2012 convention in Tampa will be handled the same as in the past listen
02/02/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, Republican National Chair, Reince Priebus, Rick Scott, Republican National Convention, 2012 Election, protesters, first amendment
Along with massive political conventions come massive political demonstrations, and Tampa’s 2012 RNC will likely be no different. How Tampa will handle protests – some of which may get violent – isn’t yet known. Today, RNC Chair Reince Priebus said he hopes law enforcement will handle demonstrations in the same way they have during past conventions.
Lawsuits stemming from police brutality alleged to have occurred during the St. Paul and New York Republican Conventions plagued those cities’...
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