Hurricane Gustav

MINNEAPOLIS -- John McCain’s son said the way his dad handled the Republican National Convention this week is the same way he will handle the country if he is elected President.

Andy McCain spoke to the Maine and Vermont delegations Tuesday.

The beginning of the RNC was truncated in response to Hurricane Gustav which hit the Gulf Coast this week.

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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - With most of the Republican National Convention being put on hold Monday, the Massachusetts GOP will kick off the event with a breakfast at the Crowne Plaza hotel focusing on those in Hurricane Gustav's path.

On Sunday, the Republican Party stripped the convention schedule of most Monday events as news that Hurricane Gustav, a category 3 storm, is projected to hit the coast of Louisiana this morning.

Rob Willington, the executive director of the Massachusetts GOP said the party's delegation will meet for a breakfast Monday morning for remarks from party chairman Peter Torkildsen. The delegation will then focus on those in Gustav's path.

"We are keeping it low key," Willington told PolitickerMA.com. "Our hearts and prayers are with the families fleeing their homes."

MINNEAPOLIS – Republicans are scrambling to adjust the Republican National Convention schedule in response to Hurricane Gustav which is ripping through the Gulf Coast.

This is no different for the Maine delegation. Late Sunday evening Maine party chairman Mark Ellis said the delegation was still working out how their schedule will be altered.

Two events are set.

Monday morning the delegation will hold a breakfast at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis.

The chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party says the Republican convention should not be delayed because of Hurricane Gustav, which is threatening the Gulf Coast.

"The answer is no," Fergus Cullen told PolitickerNH.com. "Should schools in New Hampshire not open on Tuesday because of the hurricane? It would be an overreaction."