If you missed my updates from yesterday, they can be found here.
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I was interviewed at the convention by a Huffington Post writer. I am quoted at length in the article.
At Trump’s Convention, It’s George W. Bush’s Legacy That’s On Trial
When will the 43rd president return to his party’s main stage?
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This morning our delegation heard some really interesting feedback from pollster and communicator Frank Luntz. In talking about political language, he said this: “Don’t say middle class that is a Democrat term, say hard working tax payers.”
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#ABCnews should #releasethetape of Lt Gov @DanPatrick asking a question of President Obama. #RNCinCLE #GOPconvention
— Nelson Spear (@NelsonSpear) July 20, 2016
@DanPatrick calls out #ABCnews 4 cutting/editing his questions to @POTUS #releasethetape #RNCinCLE #TXGOP breakfast pic.twitter.com/bHiOhamS2p
— Chris Daniel (@texasdaniel) July 20, 2016
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If you have some downtime today, you might enjoy this editorial by House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, a fellow Texan (Conroe).
We want to make tax filing so simple that ‘it would fit on a postcard’
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This LA Times editorial says that Paul Ryan’s speech last night was the best of the first two nights of the RNC. Do you agree?
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This is an interesting article about Donald Trump offering Governor John Kasich the VP spot, and Kasich rejecting it.
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I met a fellow Texas this afternoon and got this picture of the hat she was wearing. Over on my Facebook Page, I’m running a poll to see if you think I should get a hat like that. Let me know.
At the @tedcruz event at #RNCinCLE – Peichi Shinn from Texas has a serious hat! #GOPconvention pic.twitter.com/76KZ5Pk7lh
— Nelson Spear (@NelsonSpear) July 20, 2016
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While sitting in the alternate section, look who I ran into. @SenatorBirdwell #RNCinCLE #GOPconvention pic.twitter.com/IwNvvc8ow0
— Nelson Spear (@NelsonSpear) July 21, 2016
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Mike Pence was a very, very good choice as VP…#gopconvention #RNCinCLE #Pence pic.twitter.com/ipPjjII9Q7
— Joseph C. Howard (@joclayhoward) July 21, 2016
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Wow! What a night! What the heck just happened?
