Tampa Florida To Host Republican National Convention

TAMPA, FL - JULY 12: Aniruddh Nayak, Yukti Ahuja and Anirudh Chaturvedi (L-R) relax together at the Habibi Cafe and Hookah bar in the Ybor City neighborhood on July 12, 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The neighborhood was founded in the 1880s by cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Spain, Cuba, and Italy. The area is expecting more business during the 2012 Republican National Convention being held at the Tampa Bay Times Forum building August 27-30. Republicans are expected to officially pick former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as their nominee to face President Barack Obama in the November general election. The city will play host 2,286 delegates and 2,125 alternate delegates from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five territories as well as scores of journalists, guests and protesters. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)