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Under new proposal, Florida may have to move presidential primary

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Florida’s presidential primary election in 2012 could be more than two months later than it was in 2008 under new rules being considered by the Republican National Committee. Under the draft proposal set to be voted on by the RNC in August, Florida and all but four other states would be barred from having presidential primary contests before April 1, without facing harsh new penalties. “It’s an attempt to have it all a little more organized,” said Paul Senft, a…

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele says it’ll be ‘the people’s convention’ in Tampa

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From Preston Rudie: Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele visited Tampa Thursday for the first time since the city was selected to host the 2012 Republican National Convention. He said the 2012 event will be billed as “the people’s convention” and will feature a convention village while relying heavily on localĀ businesses. “We have a commitment to use and elevate and to support local grown,Ā home grown talent,” Steele said. Steele also told a group of reporters and others who worked to…

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RNC Chairman Michael Steele says it’ll be ‘the people’s convention’ in Tampa

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From Preston Rudie: Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele visited Tampa Thursday for the first time since the city was selected to host the 2012 Republican National Convention. He said the 2012 event will be billed as “the people’s convention” and will feature a convention village while relying heavily on localĀ businesses. “We have a commitment to use and elevate and to support local grown,Ā home grown talent,” Steele said. Steele also told a group of reporters and others who worked to…

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Michael Steele on Charlie Crist: ‘I am very disappointed’

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Republican National Committee chairmanĀ Michael S. Steele said heā€™s disappointed in Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for not sticking with the GOP. Following a press conference in Tampa to promote the 2012 national convention, Steele said Crist should have stayed in the Republican Primary and respected the primary process. ā€œIā€™m very disappointed in him,ā€ Steele said. ā€œI donā€™t think that was a necessary move. The primary process is there for a reason. It should have played out.ā€ But Steele quickly added that…

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Michael Steele on Charlie Crist: ‘I am very disappointed’

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Republican National Committee chairmanĀ Michael S. Steele said heā€™s disappointed in Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for not sticking with the GOP. Following a press conference in Tampa to promote the 2012 national convention, Steele said Crist should have stayed in the Republican Primary and respected the primary process. ā€œIā€™m very disappointed in him,ā€ Steele said. ā€œI donā€™t think that was a necessary move. The primary process is there for a reason. It should have played out.ā€ But Steele quickly added that…

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GOP committee to select host for 2012 convention next week

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Backers of Tampa’s bid for the 2012 Republican National Convention could find out next week if the city will be selected to host the national political event. Members of the Republican National Committee are expected to meet Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to discuss bids for the convention, and will make a recommendation on which city the event should be held in, according to RNC spokesman LeRoy Coleman. That recommendation will be presented to the full 168-member RNC, consisting of party…

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Marco Rubio ‘invisible’ to reporters on South Carolina trip

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  Aware of the potentially uncomfortable imagery of a hotshot Senate candidate glad-handing in a state known as a White House launching pad, aides to Marco Rubio and JimĀ DeMint were quick to downplay the trip shortly after it was announced, calling it a routine fundraising effort. That concern was likely a chief reason why Rubio, the former Florida House Speaker who commands a healthy lead against Crist in recent polls, was largely invisible to members of the media during the…

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