Villaraigosa: Dems are in Tampa to show solidarity with storm victims or something

Villaraigosa, who has been in Tampa since Sunday to “bracket” the Republican National Convention, said he also a more altruistic motive — showing solidarity with those in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac.

The storm, which is bearing down on New Orleans hundreds of miles to the Northwest, largely missed Tampa and the GOP convention, with sunny skies on Monday and today.

“As much as we’re here to compare and contrast, we’re also here to say that Democrats and Republicans, locally, at the state level, and at the federal level, are all working together, putting the health and safety of the people in front of this storm first,” Villaraigosa said.