Party leaders are gathered in Charlotte, N.C., this week for the winter meeting of the Republican National Committee. Join Yahoo! News political reporter Chris Moody and GOP strategist John Feehery for a conversation about the future of the Republican Party.
"I just don’t think that way. I don’t think it would matter one vote."
"Nomination acceptance speeches remain the best moment in the campaign season to mount a sustained argument that will be heard by millions of wavering voters. But it is telling that both Romney and Obama chose not to go in that artistic direction."
Clint Eastwood at the Republican National Convention, gif’ed
Mitt Romney arrives on stage at the RNC (Holly Bailey)
"A top campaign adviser would not say whether the word “Mormon” would make an appearance in the Republican nominee’s speech instead of the more general references to his “faith” and his “church” he prefers to use on the campaign trail and in interviews."
Will Mitt Romney Say The ‘M’ Word (Mormon) In Tampa?, Michael P. Falcone
We’re live again tonight from the Republican National Convention. Newt Gingrich was our first guest—and he did us the honor of rocking Yahoo! purple.
Each delegation has a phone. Here: Alaska. (Olivier Knox)
“We’re in the midst of a cheesehead revolution!”
That’s the happy message from Sol Grosskopf, 25, a delegate from Wisconsin to the Republican presidential nominating convention. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, Gov. Scott Walker, and presumptive vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan are all Badgers. Grosskapf says he’s excited to hear them speak—and the state’s delegation has front row seats.
"We’ve never come into a convention where another campaign has spent a half a billion dollars plus the outside groups. I just think all bets are off about any kind of past performance being a predictor of the future."
