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| Republicans turn to Paul Ryan to lift the mood in subdued Tampa | Republicans turn to Paul Ryan to lift the mood in subdued Tampa |
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| Republicans are looking to vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan to fire up a lacklustre party convention dogged by bad weather and a lack of enthusiasm among many delegates for Mitt Romney. | Republicans are looking to vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan to fire up a lacklustre party convention dogged by bad weather and a lack of enthusiasm among many delegates for Mitt Romney. |
| Delegates are hoping Ryan can replicate the excitement created by the 2008 vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin – while avoiding the later pitfalls of her disastrous media appearances. | Delegates are hoping Ryan can replicate the excitement created by the 2008 vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin – while avoiding the later pitfalls of her disastrous media appearances. |
| "Early on, Sarah gave a lot of energy to people, and I think Paul will do the same," former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour told the Hill, the Washington newspaper devoted to politics. | "Early on, Sarah gave a lot of energy to people, and I think Paul will do the same," former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour told the Hill, the Washington newspaper devoted to politics. |
| After losing all but a few minutes of the opening day on Monday to hurricane Isaac, the first full day on Tuesday was largely subdued, with little of the raucousness and enthusiasm normally found at Republican conventions. | After losing all but a few minutes of the opening day on Monday to hurricane Isaac, the first full day on Tuesday was largely subdued, with little of the raucousness and enthusiasm normally found at Republican conventions. |
| Many of the party's weakness going into the autumn campaign are also on display at the convention, with women and Latinos, two groups in which Romney is trailing badly behind Barack Obama, being pushed to the fore. There is only a tiny minority of African Americans among the overwhelmingly white audience. | Many of the party's weakness going into the autumn campaign are also on display at the convention, with women and Latinos, two groups in which Romney is trailing badly behind Barack Obama, being pushed to the fore. There is only a tiny minority of African Americans among the overwhelmingly white audience. |
| Women, Latinos and black Republicans are being given prominent roles as speakers, and a delegation made up mainly of Latinos has been pushed into a spot in front of the main platform. | Women, Latinos and black Republicans are being given prominent roles as speakers, and a delegation made up mainly of Latinos has been pushed into a spot in front of the main platform. |
| Ryan's role, as well as building up Romney, is to rally the diehard conservatives and Tea Party activists who make up a large part of the Republican base. | Ryan's role, as well as building up Romney, is to rally the diehard conservatives and Tea Party activists who make up a large part of the Republican base. |
| The Obama campaign launched a pre-emptive strike before Ryan's convention speech, releasing a new video using black-and-white footage to highlight their contention that he is a throwback to a bygone era. | The Obama campaign launched a pre-emptive strike before Ryan's convention speech, releasing a new video using black-and-white footage to highlight their contention that he is a throwback to a bygone era. |
| The Obama campaign said: "Paul Ryan has made it clear that he'll take the nation back to a very different era – including same failed policies that crashed our economy in the first place." | The Obama campaign said: "Paul Ryan has made it clear that he'll take the nation back to a very different era – including same failed policies that crashed our economy in the first place." |
| In the video, mocked up to look like newsreel from the 1940s and 1950s, the Obama campaign accuses him of supporting a budget that will hurt the working class, end the Medicare health scheme, and cut programmes for students. It also accuses him of being anti-women and anti-abortion. | In the video, mocked up to look like newsreel from the 1940s and 1950s, the Obama campaign accuses him of supporting a budget that will hurt the working class, end the Medicare health scheme, and cut programmes for students. It also accuses him of being anti-women and anti-abortion. |
| A Ryan spokesman, Brendan Buck, responding to claims in the video that Ryan would be disastrous for the working-class, accused the Obama of "tired and misleading attacks in an attempt to divert attention away from his failed record". | A Ryan spokesman, Brendan Buck, responding to claims in the video that Ryan would be disastrous for the working-class, accused the Obama of "tired and misleading attacks in an attempt to divert attention away from his failed record". |
| Ryan will be speaking after the failure of New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Tuesday's keynote speaker, to fulfill his task of mounting an effective attack on Obama and talking up Romney. Christie spoke for 17 minutes before he mentioned Romney. | Ryan will be speaking after the failure of New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Tuesday's keynote speaker, to fulfill his task of mounting an effective attack on Obama and talking up Romney. Christie spoke for 17 minutes before he mentioned Romney. |
| Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state in the Bush administration, is to be the warm-up for Ryan. In a CBS interview on Wednesday, Rice said that Romney – unlike Obama – would lead from the front in world affairs, although Romney has had little to say about foreign policy so far. | Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state in the Bush administration, is to be the warm-up for Ryan. In a CBS interview on Wednesday, Rice said that Romney – unlike Obama – would lead from the front in world affairs, although Romney has had little to say about foreign policy so far. |
| While Rice insisted she was not advocating intervention in Syria, she said: "When the United States' voice is muted, the world is a more dangerous place … Just look at the situation in Syria, for instance. We have a circumstance in which [Syrian president Bashar] Assad is butchering his people, the Iranians are helping him to do so, the United States seems to be mired in the security council, the Russians and the Chinese say, 'No, no, no,' and we don't seem to have an answer." | While Rice insisted she was not advocating intervention in Syria, she said: "When the United States' voice is muted, the world is a more dangerous place … Just look at the situation in Syria, for instance. We have a circumstance in which [Syrian president Bashar] Assad is butchering his people, the Iranians are helping him to do so, the United States seems to be mired in the security council, the Russians and the Chinese say, 'No, no, no,' and we don't seem to have an answer." |
| Rice was adamant she would not take a role in a Romney cabinet, saying she intended to remain in the academic world. | Rice was adamant she would not take a role in a Romney cabinet, saying she intended to remain in the academic world. |
| One of the biggest obstacles to Romney winning the presidency, in spite of widespread and deep dissatisfaction with Obama's handling of the economy, is the alienation of Latinos through his anti-immigration rhetoric. The Democrats enjoy a two-to-one advantage over the Republicans among Latinos, one of the fastest-growing groups. | One of the biggest obstacles to Romney winning the presidency, in spite of widespread and deep dissatisfaction with Obama's handling of the economy, is the alienation of Latinos through his anti-immigration rhetoric. The Democrats enjoy a two-to-one advantage over the Republicans among Latinos, one of the fastest-growing groups. |
| The former Republican governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, George's brother, and who is married to a Latino, expressed his frustration with his own party at a Hispanic outreach meeting in Tampa on Tuesday. He predicted the party will not close the gap with Latino voters until they "stop acting stupid". | The former Republican governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, George's brother, and who is married to a Latino, expressed his frustration with his own party at a Hispanic outreach meeting in Tampa on Tuesday. He predicted the party will not close the gap with Latino voters until they "stop acting stupid". |
| The Republican national committee also risked alienating floating voters by publishing as part of the convention its official programme a platform document setting out various policy goals such as a ban on all abortions, a ban on gay marriage, turning Medicare into a voucher scheme and introducing more tax cuts. | The Republican national committee also risked alienating floating voters by publishing as part of the convention its official programme a platform document setting out various policy goals such as a ban on all abortions, a ban on gay marriage, turning Medicare into a voucher scheme and introducing more tax cuts. |
| Romney is not bound by the platform programme. His campaign, while saying it supports the Medicare reform and more tax cuts, favours exemptions from the abortion ban in cases of rape, incest and risk to women's health. | Romney is not bound by the platform programme. His campaign, while saying it supports the Medicare reform and more tax cuts, favours exemptions from the abortion ban in cases of rape, incest and risk to women's health. |
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