The wizards behind the scenes managing the 13 screens of images behind Republican speakers on the stage in the Tampa Bay Times Forum hail from a small New Jersey-based company called Control Freak Systems, LLC. Their normal...

Republican convention planners appear to have a surprise planned for those tuning in Thursday night, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Buried deep in the convention schedule released Monday is a vague reference to a mystery speaker scheduled for the...

The Romney campaign says there are no more schedule changes planned for the 2012 Republican National Convention. Romney strategist Russ Schriefer said “no change over the next three days” expected.  Schriefer said the storm was being monitored...

With Isaac headed toward New Orleans, Republican National Convention officials are considering a number of worst-case scenarios including a quick roll call and a truncated speech by Mitt Romney. Officials conceded on the record for the first...

Even though Tampa’s strip clubs have advertised special deals for Republican delegates attending the GOP convention, the Tampa Bay Times says business hasn’t picked up. “They all braced for a windfall from the Republican National Convention — three times...

Florida delegates at the Republican National Convention are based in Palm Harbor, about an hour north of Tampa, a penalty for moving the state’s presidential primary earlier than the national Republican Party would have liked. South Carolina...

Here we go… Republicans are leaving open the possibility of extending their Tampa convention by a day, a senior Republican official told National Journal. The convention currently is scheduled to end Thursday, but major disruptions in Tampa or along...

Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd have canceled a Sunday night RNC concert because of the looming threat of Tropical Storm Isaac. No word on whether the invitation-only show — to be performed in Liberty Plaza, a tented...

St. Petersburg will not only host the national convention kickoff party for 20,000 Republicans at the Trop Sunday, it also will be ground zero for protesters seeking 15 minutes of fame, reports Linda Hersey One of the...