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It's All Politics

When The Convention Goes To Your Head

Originally published on Tue August 28, 2012 5:39 pm

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Texas delegates are easy to recognize in Tampa. Republican National Convention events began in earnest on Tuesday. Delegates from all over the country are in attendance, and many wear their state pride atop their heads.
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One of many button-heavy hats at the RNC.
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Pennsylvania delegate Scott Thomas promotes the Romney/Ryan ticket — and Pennsylvania-based Yuengling, the nation's oldest brewery (which also has a plant in Tampa, Fla.)
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Wisconsin delegate Sol Grosskopf shows his cheesy side.
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There's no place like ... Tampa, for this Kansas delegate.
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Texas delegates are easy to recognize in Tampa. Republican National Convention events began in earnest on Tuesday. Delegates from all over the country are in attendance, and many wear their state pride atop their heads.
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Credit Becky Lettenberger / NPR
Judith Couri, a delegate from Waukesha, Wis., before the convention's first big night.

For hat aficionados, a political convention can be a thing of beauty — or at least a thing of interest. Here are some of the head wear highlights from Day 1 of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.

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Election 2012
Presidential Campaign
Republican National Convention
Florida
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