Governor Sanders, Sen. Cotton speak to RNC on Tuesday

by Roby Brock (roby@talkbusiness.net)

On a night dedicated to law and order and toughness on crime, Republican convention-goers heard from a plethora of 2020 and 2024 Presidential candidates and two high-profile Arkansas politicians mentioned as future candidates for higher office.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, former United Nations Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former U.S. Housing Secretary Ben Carson, and Vivek Ramaswamy all took the stage to unite behind the Republican Presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump.

Carson was one of the few speakers to reference Trump’s recent convictions in New York on a case under appeal involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Carson also noted the dismissal of a Florida special counsel case involving Trump’s handling of classified documents.

Governor Sanders, Sen. Cotton speak to RNC on Tuesday

Asa Hutchinson qualifies for GOP Presidential debate stage

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday (Aug. 20) he has qualified for the first GOP Presidential debate.

His campaign disclosed that he had submitted nearly 42,000 unique donors to the Republican National Committee. A requirement for participation in the first GOP debate, to be held in Milwaukee on Wednesday (Aug. 23), was 40,000 donors.

“I am thankful to the tens of thousands of Americans who have contributed to my campaign and helped ensure my message of consistent, commonsense, conservative leadership is represented on the debate stage this Wednesday evening,” said Hutchinson. “I intend to continue speaking the truth when it comes to the responsibility that Donald Trump bears for the attacks on our democracy and justice system. I look forward to a substantive debate in Milwaukee.”

https://talkbusiness.net/2023/08/asa-hutchinson-qualifies-for-gop-presidential-debate-stage/

Governor Asa Hutchinson on NPR about the Republican National Convention

Monday marks the beginning of the 2020 Republican National Convention, with the first night’s agenda including the state roll call to nominate President Donald Trump for re-election. 

This year’s convention, similar to the Democratic National Convention, will be mostly digital due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who spoke during the 2016 RNC, said Monday on NPR’s Morning Edition that his statements about then-candidate Trump being "transparent and straight-talking" remain true.  

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/gov-asa-hutchinson-rnc-convention-trump-needs-articulate-vision-second-term

Gov. Asa Hutchinson On RNC Convention: Trump Needs To Articulate Vision Of A Second Term

Monday marks the beginning of the 2020 Republican National Convention, with the first night's agenda including the state roll call to nominate President Donald Trump for re-election. This year's convention, similar to the Democratic National Convention, will be mostly digital due to the coronavirus pandemic. Arkansas Gov.