Republican hopefuls make 2016 pitch in Oklahoma - Day one

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Former Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks during the 2015 Southern Republican Leadership Conference May 21, 2015 in Oklahoma City, OklahomaImage source, Getty Images

For three days Oklahoma City is the centre of the Republican world, with most of the 2016 hopefuls making their pitch at the Southern Republican Leadership conference.

On day one we heard from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum and former Texas governor Rick Perry - all likely but not yet official candidates in the race for the White House.

Check out my verdict on how each of them performed at the live blog I wrote from the convention centre.