Washington, DC -- Statement by the Republican Main Street Partnership PAC on the lineup of guest speakers at the upcoming Republican National Convention:

 “The Republican Main Street Partnership is very pleased that a number of prominent centrist Republicans will be speaking at the upcoming Republican convention. The fact that three Republican Main Street Partnership members -- Sen. John McCain, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Gov. George Pataki -- have been given a prominent role at the convention illustrates that President Bush, Ed Gillespie, and other party leaders understand how critical the moderate wing is to the Republican Party. The GOP is a big tent party that has room for both centrists and conservatives, and the lineup of speakers for the 2004 convention reflects this.”