Mitt Romney will be in Tampa on Friday, where he is scheduled to address the National Hispanic Republican Assembly Convention. Later that same morning, an event will be held in Tampa to celebrate the official grand opening of his Florida campaign headquarters.
And from the look of things, it comes right in the nick of time.
That's because while you were being distracted by Hurricane Irene, a new front runner has emerged in the GOP race for president, and his name is Rick Perry.
This article appears in Aug 25-31, 2011.