Day 4 at the Republican National Convention: State-by-state coverage

What follows is a state-by-state listing of Politicker.com's on-the-ground coverage of the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

ARIZONA

• Republicans optimistic about McCain down ballot effect
• Kyl: Don't expect Dems to reach 60 seats

CALIFORNIA

• McNerney announces '100K Challenge' August fundraising blitz
• Denham to attend delegation event on last night
• Party chair believes convention energy will follow delegation home
• Lungren believes California can be competitive for McCain
• Palin speech had technical difficulty
• Ackerman said party needs to be unified to win in California

COLORADO

• Musgrave: Women candidates get a break from male opponents
• Country first, dinner plans second for Palin
• Lamborn says Palin reassures conservatives about McCain
• Stansbery named McCain's Colorado campaign director
• Taylor: White 'odds-on guy' to keep JBC seat if elected to state Senate

KENTUCKY

• Kentucky GOPers predict large wins at the top to trickle down the ballot
• Lunsford and McConnell scheduled to debate
• KY-3: Republicans recognize challenges for Northup, but see gap closing
• KY-2: Guthrie rallies support at RNC
• Lunsford out with new ad panning McConnell
• Bunning fundraising for state legislative candidates
• Grayson: McCain needs to contrast himself from Bush in RNC speech
• Williams lauds Palin speech, pushes for ‘maverick' acceptance by McCain
• Grayson: ‘Conventional wisdom' is that Dems will control U.S. House and Senate

MAINE

• Transcript of remarks from Summers
• Polls to determine RNC's efforts in Maine, official says
• Maine GOP women: Palin's 'one of us'
• Summers to address convention
• Palin speech pumps up Maine delegates
• Burnell Bailey at the Republican National Convention
• Bill Gombar at the Republican National Convention
• Scott Kauffman at the Republican National Convention
• Josh Tardy at the Republican National Convention
• In roll call, 20 of 21 go for McCain
• Strang-Burgess: Palin puts government on the side of people

MARYLAND

• Paulson: ‘Karl Rove style nastiness lives on'
• Peck: 60 years of conventions
• Leopold on Palin: ‘She's willing to take on the sacred cows'
• Prince George GOP central committee members search for right people to fill vacancies
• Parker: McCain should tell his story in acceptance speech
• Shalleck on Ehrlich: ‘He's our titular leader'
• Huckabee says dynamics of election 'have been turned on their head'
• A close call for Steele's ‘drill baby drill' line
• State chairs not asked for names in McCain's VP pick search
• Steele: Ehrlich, mood on ground would influence bid for governor

MASSACHUSETTS

• Beatty gears up for final push
• State Rep. looks forward to speech tonight, says McCain has 'big shoes to fill'
• Vt. Gov. Douglas boosts Palin, McCain in speech to Mass. delegates
• Romney wrote speech from beginning to end, RNC had little input
• GOP delegation takes afternoon off, gets ready for big night
• Mass. Paul supporters unite to back McCain at roll call
• Mihos responds, defends his remarks in 2006
• Torkildsen: Palin, Romney knocked speeches out of the park
• Mihos has ‘fences to mend' with Mass. GOP
• Would Romney have helped McCain in N.H. more than Palin?
• Hayes: Palin will be more help to downballot races than Romney would have been

NEVADA

• Transcript of remarks from Ensign
• Titus launches first TV ad Thursday
• Ensign speaking tonight
• Voter registration stats suggest Democratic shift

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Burling, Webb call on Ryan to step down
• Douglas discusses NH-1 primary
• Lyons helps ONE campaign
• You might have to touch that dial
• Stephen releases two new ads
• Pataki speaks before N.H. delegates
• Horn releases radio ad
• Palin's persuadables
• Spaulding casts 24 votes for N.H.
• McCain, Palin to visit N.H. ‘soon'
• Palin gets ‘encouragement' from Letourneau
• Obama NH campaign announces 'Former McCain Supporters for Obama'

NEW JERSEY

• McCain, O'Toole, and the battle
• Pascoe: the Schundler that could have been
• Political "Boy Wonder" lands at Crowley's PAC
• Allen says she was snubbed by Burlco GOP
• Star-Ledger report: Ferreiro investigated for assault
• Election committee denies Bruno's CWA candidacy
• Casagrande sounds off on Palin coverage
• Corzine on Andrews
• More GOP chairmen line up behind DeCroce
• Jersey City delegates barely know Schundler
• Frelinghuysen takes it one election at a time
• Donovan circumspect on Ferriero
• CWA Local 1040's election committee reviews Bruno's petitions
• Fenton not disturbed by sea of white
• Hatfield says Lance understands the importance of Union County
• Murphy convinced Palin speech changes the game
• On McCain's day, Frelinghuysen faces the troops
• New Jersey delegation embraces Palin

OHIO

• Boehner hears the footsteps
• Portman carefully discusses his future plans
• Portman reintroduces himself to GOP
• Lieberman's surprise apperance
• Photo: Portman, DeWine, Lieberman at convention

OREGON

• WWII Vet says Bush administration policy disgusts veterans
• Clinton loyalist unmoved by Palin speech
• Armey: ‘When we're like us we win, when we're not like us, we lose'
• Hooley endorses Westlund
• Alley is mayors' man
• Delegates crazy for Palin; Armey says VP pick could be Reagan in a skirt
• SD-27: Tooley confident Republicans will pick up seat
• OR-5: Brady: 'It's been a rocky road for Erickson'
• Armey has no plans to return to Congress
• OR-5: Schrader wraps up two more endorsements
• No sleep ... 'til after the convention

PENNSYLVANIA

• State GOP revels in Obama "Nitally' gaffe
• GOP auditor general candidate expects Palin bounce
• Asher lauds Palin speech, says he's not thinking about 2010
• Ridge to tout McCain's biography tonight
• Georgian leaders address Pa. delegation about Russian invasion
• Specter, well received by state GOP, touts Pa.'s importance this fall
• Specter lays on the comedy
• Obama, liberals showing 'elitists skirts,' Ridge says
• Ridge says he'll speak tonight

VERMONT

• Douglas boosts Palin, McCain in speech to Mass. delegation

WASHINGTON STATE

• Palin thrills WA delegates, especially women
• A good will gesture from the Paul crowd
• Lott honors Gorton, challenges Washington to vote McCain
• GOPAC has high hopes for Washington
• Lott, GOP staffers to speak to delegation