Tagged Republican Convention

At Republican convention, Donald Trump sharing the limelight with rock and roll

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker greets attendees at the opening bash of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, July 17, 2016. (Ron Kampeas)
July 18, 2016 / Ron Kampeas, JTA

CLEVELAND (JTA) – On the Lake Erie boardwalk, a few Republican delegates huddle next to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for a quick selfie before scooting away. Walker was the anti-Donald Trump for 15 minutes last year, until he quit and asked other lagging Republicans to rally around Texas Sen. Ted Cruz,… Read more »

Romney’s pitch: An America where we will sleep soundly
August 31, 2012 / Ron Kampeas, JTA
Ann and Mitt Romney after his speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 30, 2012. (Romney campaign)

TAMPA Fla. (JTA) — Republicans spent three evenings at their convention hammering home their message: After four years of leadership failures, Mitt Romney will restore America to a position of strength, confidence and unity — at home and abroad. In his Thursday night speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination,… Read more »

Amid roasted pigs, country music and rabbinical blessings, Romney seeks to define himself
August 28, 2012
Mitt Romney speaking at the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C., Aug. 11, 2012. (Mitt Romney official website)

TAMPA, Fla. (JTA) — Whole barbecued pigs, cheerleaders and elegies to skinny-dipping farmers’ daughters. That was the organized noise Sunday night at the opening bash of the Republican National Convention at Tropicana Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg. For those seeking Jewish… Read more »