From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

After days of speeches and stormy weather, it's time for the main event.

Hello again, I'm Orrin Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International at the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

Tonight, it's Mitt Romney's turn at last after a convention that's pushed increasingly toward a Tea Party version of limited government.

Republican delegates and the voters at large will learn if Romney will still present himself as the pragmatic Mr. Fixit or more of a conservative ideologue.

Last night, Paul Ryan debuted on the national stage with a speech that roused the delegates at the expense of being called factually challenged.

Today, we'll compare the rhetoric with the reality.

We'll hear how Condoleez-Rice wowed the convention with talk about foreign policy,

and with Mitt Romney talking about

self-deportation. We'll check out last night's appeal to Hispanic voters. First, the news.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'm on me back with To The Point in Tampa. It's all over,

but the main event at the Republican National Convention. It's all over, but the main

event at the Republican National Convention. We will look today at what to expect tonight from Mitt Romney,

based on part on what Paul Ryan told the delegates last night. We'll also hear about foreign policy

and the effort to reach Latinos. First, this news update, Hurricane Isaac has been downgraded

to a tropical storm.

That does not mean it's over, and its progress is being closely watched from Miami Beach all the way up into the interior of the country.

David Adams is Miami Bureau Chief for the Southeast and the Caribbean for the Reuters news service.

David Adams, it's good to have you on our

program. Thanks for joining us. It's my pleasure, Warren. So my understanding that New Orleans is

dry, is that correct? Well, dry might be a little bit of a stretch, but it stopped raining and

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