New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has accused the Democratic party of failing America, describing the Democratic plan as "whistling a happy tune" while driving America "off a fiscal cliff."
Christie gave the keynote address Tuesday to close the first full day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
On the day Mitt Romney secured the party's nomination for president, Christie praised him as someone who will "lead with conviction" and will tell Americans the "hard truths" needed to put the country back on the "path to growth."
Ann Romney spoke before Christie . She asked the country to give her husband the chance to lead the United States "to a better place."
Ann Romney used her speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night to promote her husband's accomplishments as a businessman, governor of Massachusetts and leader in the Mormon church.
She also reached out to women voters, saying they were "the best of America, the hope of America."
During a roll call Tuesday, Republican party delegates from across the country cast the more than 1,144 votes needed to nominate Mr. Romney, the former Massachusetts governor.