United States Presidential Election, 2008 - Conventions

For an analysis of how the conventions impacted the elections, see United States Presidential Election, 2008

Republican Convention

Note: Due to the hurricane and the effort to use their public forum to raise funds for it, the first night of the Republican convention was not shown. Adjustments were made throughout to accomodate that loss.

Convention Schedule

Monday 9/1 (Theme: Service):

• RNC Chairman Mike Duncan

• First Lady Laura Bush

• Cindy McCain

Tuesday 9/2 (Theme: Reform):

• Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Keynote speaker

• Governor Jon Huntsman, R-Utah

• Governor Linda Lingle, R-Hawaii

• Governor Sarah Palin, R-Alaska

• Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Arkansas

• Former Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, R-Pennsylvania

• Former Lt. Governor Michael Steele, R-Maryland

• Senator Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma

• Former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tennessee

• House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio

• Congressman Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee

• Congressman Luis Fortuño, R-Puerto Rico

• Congressman Adam Putnam, R-Florida

• State Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth, R-California

• Rosario Marin, California Secretary of the State

• Chris Collins

• Carolyn Dunn

• Phil Hayes

• Lisa Keegan

• Ruth Novodor

• Dr. Elena Rios

• Shirley Sadler

• Joe Watkins

Wednesday 9/3 (Theme: Prosperity):

• Cindy McCain

• Republican Party’s Vice Presidential Nominee

• Governor Bobby Jindal, R-Louisiana

• Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Massachusetts

• Senator Norm Coleman, R-Minnesota

• Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas

• Congressman Mike Pence, R-Indiana

• Mayor Mick Cornett, R-Oklahoma City

• State Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-California

• Carly Fiorina, Victory ‘08 Chairman for the RNC, former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co.

• Meg Whitman, National Co-Chair for McCain 2008 and former President and CEO of eBay

• Renee Amoore*

• Anne Beiler*

• Jessica Colon*

• Christy Swanson*

• Raul “Danny” Vargas*

Thursday 9/4 (Theme: Peace):

• John McCain

• Governor Charlie Crist, R-Florida

• Governor Tim Pawlenty, R-Minnesota

• Senator Sam Brownback, R-Kansas

• Senator Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina

• Senator Mel Martinez, R-Florida

• Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tennessee

• Congressman Mary Fallin, R-Oklahoma

• Michael Williams, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission

• David Flau

• Christopher Fussner

• Lt. General Carol Mutter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

• Charlie Smith