Follow Along With GOP Convention

Your local Patch site will be sharing coverage from the scene of the Republican National Convention in Tampa this week.

Patch's editors in Tampa are covering the convention as it happens.

Maryland is sending 37 delegates to Tampa this week; three from each congressional district, 10 at-large selections, two Republican National Committee members and state GOP chair Alex X. Mooney.

If you're a political junkie, we've pulled some of the best, funniest, oddest or most interesting RNC stories from around the web and compiled the links here for your convenience.

Below is just a sampling that we'll continue to update, and if you find an RNC-related link that's interesting, feel free to post it in the comments section at the bottom.

Patch

• (Palm Harbor Patch)

• (Clearwater Patch)

•  (South Tampa Patch)

•  (Gulfport Patch)

•  (VIDEO) (Pinellas Beaches Patch)

•  (Sarasota Patch)

•  (Palm Harbor Patch)

•  (Clearwater Patch)

Other Local Media

• Some RNC Protesters Break Away From March; One Arrested (TBO.com)

• Turnout For RNC Protest March Weak After Isaac (TBO.com)

• Paul Ryan Delays Flight a Day for Tampa RNC (TBO.com)

• Senior Joins Protesters This Week, Hopes For Change (VIDEO) (WTSP 10 News)

• A Fine RNC Party, But We Could Have Used More Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay Times)

• Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain Fire Up Tea Party Faithful Ahead of RNC (Tampa Bay Times)

• RNC Scene: Tampa's Channelside So Undead During 'Zombie' Invasion (Tampa Bay Times)

• Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert Off as RNC Tents Come Down (TBO.com)

• Hacker Group Could Be Trouble During RNC, PI Warns (Bay News 9)

National Media

• Mitt Romney Campaign Denies Paying Journey $500,000 to Play at Event (Huffington Post)

• 10 Republicans to Follow on Twitter (National Journal)

• Isaac Could Hinder GOP Chance to Define Romney at Convention (CNN.com)

• Convention Marks GOP Opportunity to Ratchet Up Romney Enthusiasm(FoxNews.com)

• Some Prominent Republicans Won't Be in Tampa (NBCNews.com)

• 9 Questions for the GOP in Tampa (Politico.com)

• Republican National Convention Thrills Include Protesters, Troops and Beer Cozys (San Francisco Examiner)

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