Massachusetts: Republican National Convention

Rob Willington, the executive director of the Massachusetts GOP, said Monday that the Republican National Convention successfully launched the next stage of nominee John McCain's campaign and that vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is ready to face an onslaught of media interviews.

Willington told PolitickerMA.com that the convention was "extremely successful" and that "people got a good look at who John McCain is and who Sarah Palin is."

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- State Rep. Robert Hargraves said Thursday that presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain will break the mold of the typical acceptance speech Thursday night, highlighting his uniqueness as a candidate.

Hargraves, a delegate from Groton, said he is looking forward to McCain's speech, even though "he's got big shoes to fill after Sarah," referring to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's primetime speech Wednesday night.

ST. PAUL -- Former Gov. Mitt Romney wrote his primetime speech from beginning to end and the Republican National Committee did not change much in the vetting process, according to Romney's staff.

Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Romney, told PolitickerMA.com that Romney drafted the entire speech himself. The speech was submitted to the RNC for review, Fehrnstrom said, but they did not make any "substantive changes."

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Along with raving about Sarah Palin's speech, the Massachusetts Republican delegation celebrated on Thursday the decision of all of its Ron Paul delegates to switch allegiance Wednesday night so Massachusetts could vote unanimously for presumptive nominee John McCain during the roll call.