The Republican National Convention is properly underway today*, where Mitt Romney will try to introduce himself to an America that still doesn’t really know him. The race is close: Romney leads 47-46 in a Gallup poll. Both sides have been spewing out attack ads, which seem to be working: not for 20 years have both the president and challenger had such dire approval ratings. Not many Brits will stay up to 3.30am to watch all this, but we’ll be keeping you fully briefed here on Coffee House. Here are the six people that we have our eye on:
Anne Romney (Speaking today): She’s auditioning for first lady, and hasn’t been used much yet. A cancer survivor now battling Multiple Sclerosis, she’ll talk about how Romney is a great father and put her career above his.
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