republicans. meanwhile, at a ryan event, hecklers race the stage. plus, we are learning more about the roster of speakers at the republican convention and if nothing else, promises to be entertaining a plum role for governor chris christie and senator marco rubio also nabs a key slot. them matically you can the face of a party that romney now wants to sell. and kay bailey hutchison sits down for her exit interview today, part of our week long series with the departing senators. good morning from washington it is tuesday, april 14, 2012 august 14, 2012. my apologize. this is the daily run down. i m chuck todd it is august, april, it is the as. go right to my first reads of the morning, battleground blitz. the race to define paul ryan turns to five swing states today, the president is in iowa, mitt romney, ohio, biden will campaign through virginia while ryan stops in colorado before heading to las vegas, nevada, where he will give a private briefing, by the ways, to re