Tampa will be hosting the 2012 Republican National Convention, and that fact hasn't escaped a bevy of potential presidential candidates who are eyeing the Sunshine State two years ahead of time.

The Values Voters Summit closed Saturday with an upset in a straw poll for 2012 presidential hopefuls.

This could be a bad sign for former Gov. Jeb Bush’s future presidential ambitions.

Religious conservatives will assemble in Washington this weekend to take part in the Value Voters Summit -- and to take part in a straw poll which will serve as an early test of strength to see which Republican hopefuls will appeal to this pivotal group of primary voters.

Florida-based politicians will be keeping an eye on the Family Research Council’s presidential straw poll at the Value Voters Summit coming up this weekend in Washington. There’s a whopping 17 Republicans whose name will be featured in contention.

An unexpected figure has recently emerged as a possible candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.