08/28/12 at 9:22am
Written by pkostyu
Enquirer
TAMPA, Fla. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry revved up the Ohio delegation late Monday night at a reception hosted by the Ohio Legisture’s two leaders — Senate president Tom Niehaus, R-New Richmond, and House Speaker William G. Batchelder, R-Medina
Perry, a former presidential candidate who battled Romney in the primaries, is just one of the headliners to make pitches to the folks from Ohio, indicating the importance of the state in the Nov. 6 election — though Perry mistakenly said Nov. 7 during his speech which drew applause and cheers repeatedly. One person at the reception said Perry was better in person than was seen on television during the primary campaign.
Storm delay doesn't stop the convention politicking as Ohio GOP delegation waits out Isaac
Published: Monday, August 27, 2012, 8:00 PM Updated: Monday, August 27, 2012, 8:56 PM
TAMPA, Fla. — On the afternoon they were supposed to award 66 delegates to Mitt Romney, Ohioans assembled here for the Republican National Convention instead were treated to a visit from one-time Romney rival Newt Gingrich and a brief tornado warning.
Of the two, Gingrich, the former U.S. House speaker, roared loader.
His remarks on energy independence helped Romney's presidential campaign and the state GOP fill time on a day that could have been a waste for the swing state delegates. One after another Monday at the delegation's hotel complex, high-profile surrogates criticized President Barack Obama and reinforced Romney's economic themes.
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