Four weeks until election day

It’s been a really busy week for me, which would explain my lack of a post yesterday and the fact that today’s post is not regarding men’s fashion. I apologize; Menswear Wednesday will be back next week with a great post regarding a lesser-known male fashion designer. Because I’ve become practically obsessed with the presidential campaign, my week has consisted of attending political events.

At the last minute on Monday, my friend and I decided to go see Dick Morris speak at a nearby university. Morris was the political advisor and campaign manager for President Clinton during his administration, but has since become a hard critic of both Bill and Hillary Clinton.

    

My friend and I somehow wound up getting asked to go watch Morris tape a segment for Fox News’ Hannity show, and while we were in-studio Morris asked us to dinner downtown afterwards! The entire night was completely surreal, and my friend and I had the most amazing time picking his brain on politics, Washington, and the campaign. Dick Morris is truly a genius. Without a doubt, he would make an amazing professor.

Yesterday, we attended Gov. Romney’s rally in Cuyahoga Falls, and I was blown away by the amount of people in attendance. He was on stage speaking and there were still people coming in. My friend and I were lucky to have on-stage seats, so we could see the large crowd from where we were sitting, which made for the best pictures.

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Swing state

Only about 40 days left before the election, and I can say with confidence that Ohio is the most important state. I'm lucky that I come from not only a swing state, but the most pivotal one in almost every election.

Since I have been back from the Convention, I've been volunteering every weekend with the campaign, and regardless of your politics, I think it is one of the most exciting elections we'll have in my generation's lifetime. My friend and I were given VIP tickets to a rally in NE Ohio this week to hear Gov. Romney speak about manufacturing and small businesses in Ohio.

Menswear Wednesday: "The Romney Boys look"

I wanted to revolve the majority of my posts this week around the GOP Convention because I'm here, so when it came to Wednesday's post, I wanted to do something relating to men's fashion at the Convention. From what I've seen, everyone dresses very nicely here-- Lilly Pulitzer dresses and seersucker suits are everywhere. However, the Romney sons seemed to have perfected the jeans, button-down and blazer look.

My roommate and I have seen the five boys every day (and their beautiful wives/children) throughout the past few days, and they're always in a relaxed, jeans + blazer look. I'm sure that'll change once they're in the Forum for the Convention events, but as of now, they've perfected the style.

Four of the five Romney sons with Gov. Chris Christie. 

Menswear Wednesday: Paul Ryan's endorsement of gingham

The New York Times' Cathy Horyn is telling Rep. Paul Ryan to savor all of the attention he's garnered lately as Mitt Romney's Vice Presidential pick. TMZ released a photo of Ryan and his trainer, dubbing him the "hottest vice presidential candidate ever," and political website Politico wrote an entire "Ryan hot sheet." But after telling Ryan to "savor" it, Ms. Horyn goes on to note that most V.P.'s are forgotten before the next election.

Please. She couldn't be more wrong. Regardless of your politics, I think it is evident that Rep. Ryan will come back and run for president in the next election if Romney doesn't make it into office this year. I can't tell you how many people have said they'd rather have Ryan as the presidential pick over Romney in the first place.

Still, that's besides the point of this post, which is to point out just how much Rep. Paul Ryan likes his gingham/check button-downs.

The look originated in the 18th century in Manchester, England and the southern US when their factories were going through a financial slump. They began production of the shirts, and eventually it caught on with London bankers and Southern literary types, according to an article by GQ.

The gingham look is predominantly for the spring and summer, so how does Paul Ryan plan on changing it up once September starts?

Did they consult one another about matching outfits for this event?