Isaac also posed a threat to the 2012 Republican National Convention ( RNC ) , which was held in Tampa , Florida during the week of August 27 , 2012 . According to the Republican National Convention spokesman James Davis , officials have been coordinating with the United States Secret Service , should the 50,000 politicians , delegates , and reporters require evacuation . The Republican National Convention was pushed to August 28 , 2012 with the storms threatening the coast of Tampa . On August 25 , the chairman of the RNC Reince Priebus announced the convention would only convene for a short amount of time on August 27 and " immediately recess until Tuesday afternoon , August 28 " . At the same time , Governor Scott announced he will not be attending the convention , together with Alabama governor Robert J. Bentley
2012 Republican National Convention
2012 Republican National Convention
Hurricane Isaac (2012)