At Convention, 2 Disruptions: Tropical Storm and Ron Paul
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Published: August 27, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney’s hopes for a highly disciplined and scripted nominating convention continued to fray Monday morning as a tropical storm barreled toward New Orleans and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane.
Mr. Romney’s convention organizers were also warily keeping an eye on some restive delegates, including supporters of Representative Ron Paul of Texas, who were poised to challenge parts of the convention’s rules and platform when it begins Tuesday afternoon.
Broadcast and cable networks on Monday began shifting some of their resources toward the hurricane-threatened Gulf Coast after it became clear that the storm’s impact on the Tampa area was minimal, as Republicans continued preparations to open their convention a day late.
“We are going to make sure that we monitor the storm as it proceeds,” said Russ Schriefer, a top adviser to Mr. Romney who is helping to produce the convention. “Obviously, our first concern is for the people who are in the path of the storm. We have a wait-and-see attitude to see what happens.”
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