If you hosted a political fundraiser, would you ask everyone to leave their cell phone in the car? (including the hired help)?

That is exactly what the GOP is doing. At their CPAC everyone was questioned and cell phones were forbidden. They performed a background check on all the workers, cooks and servers. I believe that it is safe to assume the GOP is hiding something and are extremely paranoid.

That would be smart thing to do..

no, I would just ask then to turn them off during the speeches and/or performances

No political candidate will ever be so stupid as to allow themselves to be recorded---without their knowing it---ever again.

if i didnt want something i was going to say or do to possibly get leaked to the public on video....