Tampa Bay Times
By Jamal Thalji, Bill Varian and Steve Bousquet
Sunday, August 26, 2012
TAMPA — The first day of the Republican National Convention was canceled Saturday because of the approaching threat of Tropical Storm Isaac, which forecasters expect to become Hurricane Isaac as it creeps up Florida's Gulf Coast and begins lashing the bay area overnight tonight.
Party officials made the decision after consulting Gov. Rick Scott and other local, state and federal officials. They fear the wind and rain could be so bad by Monday that it would make conditions too risky to transport delegates staying in Pinellas County hotels.
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