RNC Coverage: Hour 1

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch gives his take on the news surrounding this weeks GOP convention.

Then
Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger(R-TX 12th District) talks about her time so far at the convention.

Then
Delegates Joshua Sullivan and Shari Sullivan from Granberry, Texas give their impressions on the ground in St. Paul.

Then
Gary Bauer, the chairman of the Campaign for Working Families and a former Republican candidate for president in 2000, talks about politics and family values -- and whether the selection of Sarah Palin will energize socially conservative voters.

Then
Ari Kagan, a reporter with Feet In Two Worlds and Vecherny New York, talks about reactions to the election from his New York-based Russian readership and the role of the ethnic press during the conventions.

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