Mitt Romney takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to make his case for why it should be elected the next President of the United States.
The candidate of the Republican Party will deal with those at the convention in Tampa, Florida, and millions of people watching on television, after days of speeches by party heavyweights to show how he would govern differently from President of the United States Barack Obama.
The speech also give Romney — a one-time venture capitalist and the former Governor of Massachusetts — a chance to introduce himself to voters who may have paid little attention to the Presidential election so far.
Republican challenger says he can boost the country's slow economy ' with lower taxes and less government regulation. But President Obama, the Democratic incumbent, says a Romney Presidency would mean a return to the policies that led to the country's economic ' worst recession since 1930.
Voter national polls show the two candidates in a virtual tie ten weeks before the election on 6 November. Some results of the survey indicate voters think Romney would be best suited to fix the nation's economy ', but more like Obama.
' Romney's running mate, Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan, Wednesday night promised an end to "apology and idle words" when it comes to the economy, if Romney wins.
Republican vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan gave a strongly worded speech Wednesday night, promising an end to "apology and idle words" when it comes to the economy, if voters choose Romney in the general election in November.
He said the Convention is "fear and Division" has left the Democratic Party, chastising President Obama and his fellow Democrats for the last four years blaming others for problems instead of finding solutions.
Ryan said that he and Romney "will meet with serious challenges seriously" but warned the country's economic problems ' are so large that there isn't much time to fix them.
The 42-year-old from Wisconsin has energized conservative activists, even though he has come under fire for its proposals to impose deep cuts in social programs.
Earlier Wednesday, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice echoed the ' party's attitude on strict budget, saying, "the world knows that when a nation loses control of his finances, he eventually loses control of his destiny".
He also warned that the world is "chaotic and dangerous" when friends and enemies do not know "clearly and unambiguously" where America stands on issues of global importance.
In Virginia on Wednesday, President Obama called Republican Convention "a pretty funny show, but said voters don't feel Romney or other officials of the Republican party to provide" a clear and serious way forward. "
The Democrats held their Convention next week in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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