GOP 2000: This is not your father’s party

Ethnic diversity. Gay speakers. Hollywood stars. If you weren’t paying attention you might have thought you were watching the democratic national convention this week. Delegate Paul Ground of St. Charles County says it would be foolish for republicans not to imitate the centrist-seeming strategies of the democratic party. Other delegates and state GOP executive director John Hancock say the party is just getting credit for the broad base its always had.