Live: Watch the Republican Convention

Day 2 features Vice-Presidential nominee Paul Ryan.

  After an event-filled Tuesday that saw crowd-pleasing speeches from Nikki Haley, Chris Christie, Artur Davis, Rick Santorum and Ann Romney, Wednesday’s roster of speakers at the Republican National Convention will have its hands full in trying to generate as much enthusiasm as their predecessors. Wednesday’s highlights figure to come from former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the vice presidential nominee. Patch will pick up live coverage tonight so stay tuned. Here is Wednesday's schedule: 7 p.m. • Call to order • Ron Paul video • Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, convention temporary chairman • Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul • Paralympic …

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Did Romney Go Too Far Right to Get Elected?

Emory University political science professor Andra Gillespie says that the Republicans this primary season are going so far right, the nominee is going to have a difficult time coming back to the center to win the independent vote.

Emory University political science professor and political mobilization and race expert Andra Gillespie discusses what to expect from Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee and if he's gone too far right in the primaries to get elected in November.

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Will Gingrich Ride S.C. Win To Georgia?

Atlanta campaign chair describes Gingrich's appeal to South Carolina voters.

Former Georgia congressman Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary on Saturday. Unofficial election results showed Gingrich with 40 percent of the vote. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was in second place at 28 percent, and Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, in third place with 17 percent. "Newt's victory Saturday night in South Carolina is the result of focusing on jobs, conservative values, and his vision for historic change in the relationship between the federal government and its citizens," said Angelic Moore, Gingrich's Atlanta campaign chair. "He has always consistently talked about America's future as a congressman, Speaker of the House, and now as a presidential candidate. That is what appealed …

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12:00 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012

"Good ol' South Carolina" must think Gingrich is slyly lying with his stance on so-called immigration.   more ›

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Video: Breaking Down the Republican Field

Emory University expert breaks down the field of Republican candidates

Emory University political scientist Merle Black breaks down the field of Republican candidates vying for the nomination to run for President of the United States.  Black, Emory's Asa G. Candler Professor of Politics and Government, is an expert on national politics and considered by many as the foremost authority on politics in the South. Black co-authored "Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics."

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