Isaac Could Blow Away Romney

The storm could spare Florida, but the GOP convention may never recover. From Tampa, Howard Kurtz on why the media are chasing the more dramatic story—a possible Category 2 hurricane barreling toward New Orleans.

Factionalism Plagues RNC
Will the Grand Old Party unite in Florida? That’s the question top Republican officials are asking themselves as the party goes in to its national convention in Tampa, where it will have to overcome factionalism if it plans to vote out President Obama in November. “The Republican Party needs to reestablish its philosophy of the big tent with principles,” said former Republican vice president Dan Quayle. “The philosophy you hear from time to time, which is unfortunate, is one of exclusion rather than inclusion.” Thousands of Ron Paul supporters, who propose radical changes to government, protested what they saw as more of the same in Tampa on Sunday.

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