The biggest names of the Republican Party gathered in Florida last week to rally support for the Republican ticket of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan at the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Tampa was taken over by not only established Republican icons, but the most patriotic and passionate Republican constituents nationwide. The energy-filled stadium brightly flashed signs of “We can change it” and “We can get it done,” referring back to Obama’s first campaign slogans of “Change” and “Yes we can.”
The convention included a cast of high profile Republican names including, but not limited to: Condoleezza Rice, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain. The politicians addressed the sitting President on all corners from foreign policy to economic downturns. Each speaker took their turn highlighting their own personal achievements and offering individual praise for the current Republican nominee as well as their own reasoning as to why Romney should be America’s choice.
Condoleezza Rice held no mercy to the current administration on having too much governmental regulation and assistance with programs such as Obamacare. Rice denounced not only the current administration but the Democratic Party for too much market regulation and called for less government supervision of the free market.
Although initially interrupted by weather, Hurricane Issac was eventually reduced to a storm and the nation fervently awaited the Thursday night finale of Mitt Romney’s nomination acceptance. Prior to Romney’s speech, Clint Eastwood, an established actor, director and producer, took the stage. Eastwood spent almost half the speech in a dialogue between himself and the ‘empty chair’ symbolizing an ‘invisible Barack Obama.’ 
As the final and most anticipated speaker, Romney took the floor, promising both economic recovery and a better future for the middle and lower class. Romney pledged for both economic recovery and to capitalize and follow through in areas he claimed Obama fell short. 
“I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed,” Romney said. “But his promises gave way to disappointment and division.”  
The Democratic National Convention will kick off Tuesday, September 4 in Charlotte, North Carolina.