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

Mitt Romney, Clint Eastwood, and an empty chair.

I'm Judy Muller, sitting in for Warren Allney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues

Americans care about most. Last night in Tampa, Mitt Romney made a point of reaching out to those

swing voters who supported Obama in 2008. You know there's something wrong with the kind of job

he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. It was a tall

order for one speech, rally the base, and win over undecided voters.

Did he succeed?

What did the GOP accomplish in Tampa?

And how will the Democrats respond when they gather next week?

On reporters' notebook later on, the convention is television production.

Did Clint Eastwood upstage Mitt?

A look at the ratings and the spectacle. First, here's the news.

Support for

To the Point comes from the members of KCRW

and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

I'm Judy Muller, sitting in for Warren Allney,

back with To the Point from

PRI. Mitt Romney is now officially the GOP candidate for president. In his speech, accepting

his party's nomination last night, he tried to accomplish a number of things, present a more

human side of his personality, rally the base with tough talk on the economy and foreign

...