The importance of being close to the convention hall is that the surrogates from the campaign are more likely to present to multiple delegations and to do so they must be close together. We are close to the Xcel Center because our Republican National Committeeman Louis Pope was chairman of the Hospitality Committee for the convenitnon. This committee assigns the delegations to the various hotels. Delegations of lesser standing can be sent as far as 30 miles away. Maryland's is right here in St. Paul while most others are about 15 miles away in Minneapolis.
Our mornings start pretty much the same way every day. Breakfast is served between about 7am and 9am. By about 8:30, there is typically a speaker. The best speakers are usually reserved for the delegations from key swing states. This historically has left Maryland out in the cold. Today was a different story all together.
This morning's collection of presenters was pretty impressive. Former Secretaty of Health and Human Services and Former Governor of Wisconsin Tommy Thompson, Arizona's junior senator, John Kyl, Former Iraqi Freedom POW, Ron Young, Doug McCain who is John McCain's son, and Everett Alvarez. Alvarez was one of the longest imprisoned POW's in the history of the United States.
What an impressive group of speakers!
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