Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts
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To promote economic growth, Gov. Romney is proposing an economic stimulus plan that would lower taxes on individuals, reduce taxes for businesses and help homeowners through the current housing crisis. More...
Mitt Romney, born March 12, 1947, in Michigan, is former Governor of Massachusetts; he did not seek a second term in November 2006. Romney has made numerous trips to primary states such as South Carolina, Michigan, and New Hampshire, during recent years. Romney is running on his record as co-founder of Bain Capital, the CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympics, and his record as Governor of Massachusetts. Although he ran as a moderate for the office of Governor of Massachusetts and during his failed Senate bid in 1994, he supported more conservative positions as his term progressed. Romney formed a presidential exploratory committee on January 3, 2007, the day he left the governor's office.[25]
On January 9, Romney raised $6.5 million in his first fundraiser, beating both Giuliani and McCain's fundraising efforts ($1 and $2 million respectively).
Romney has already received major endorsements, including that of former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert.
Romney officially announced his candidacy on February 13 at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.[26][27]
Governor Romney's Economic Stimulus Plan – Washington Must Act Now:
Governor Romney's Economic Stimulus Plan Would Provide Much-Needed Relief To Taxpayers, Businesses And Homeowners.
Today, our economy is facing unprecedented challenges both here at home
and abroad. Our economy needs pro-growth stimulus, but Governor Romney
believes any stimulus package should return money to American
taxpayers, not increase already out-of-control government spending. To
promote economic growth, Governor Romney is proposing an economic
stimulus plan that would lower taxes on individuals, reduce taxes for
businesses and help homeowners through the current housing crisis.
- Individuals: Governor Romney would permanently reduce the lowest income tax bracket, permanently eliminate payroll taxes on seniors and make middle-class savings tax free.
- Businesses: Governor Romney would institute immediate 100% expensing of equipment for two years and permanently reduce the corporate tax rate.
- Homeowners: Governor Romney would reform and expand Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan portfolio limits to allow larger loans to homeowners.
Governor
Romney Urges Our Leaders To Work Together And Immediately Debate, Pass
And Sign A Stimulus Package For The American People. If our
representatives in Washington can work together and demonstrate the
leadership that the American people deserve, Governor Romney is
optimistic that we can still turn this economy around. Washington must
get to work immediately and pass a bill no later than February 19, a
month from today, in order to stimulate our economy.
INDIVIDUALS: Governor Romney's Economic Stimulus Plan – Pro-Growth Tax Cuts For Individual Taxpayers:
Permanently Reduce The Lowest Income Tax Bracket to 7.5%.
Permanently cutting taxes for all taxpayers will put more money in
workers' pockets and stimulate consumer confidence and spending.
- Cutting The Lowest Tax Rate From 10% To 7.5% Will Provide Up To A $400 Tax Cut To Each American Taxpayer.
- Governor Romney Proposes Providing An Immediate Retroactive Tax Credit Reflecting The Lower 7.5% Tax Rate For 2007 Earnings To Employees Who Earned Less Than $97,500 In 2007. This tax cut would immediately stimulate the economy as taxpayers with the highest propensity to consume receive their increased 2007 tax refunds.
- Permanently Reducing The Lowest Bracket Is A Pro-Growth Tax Cut For The Tens Of Millions Of Americans In The Lowest Income Tax Bracket.
Permanently Eliminate Payroll Taxes On Employees Over The Age of 65. It is not fair that seniors that have worked their whole life and earned their full Social Security benefit continue to owe payroll taxes to the federal government.
- In This Uncertain Economic Environment, More And More Seniors Are Returning To The Workforce. Governor Romney's proposal will provide an immediate tax cut to working seniors.
- Governor Romney Believes That Seniors Have Already Earned Their Full Social Security Benefit And Should Not Owe Additional Payroll Taxes For Income Earned After Age 65.
Make Middle-Class Savings Tax Free. Governor Romney's plan will allow middle class Americans to save tax free by changing the tax rate on interest, capital gains and dividends to absolutely 0%. By helping more Americans save and invest, we can meet the challenges of an aging population and ensure the financial security of America.
- Allow Over 95% Of American Families To Save And Invest Tax Free: Any taxpayer with Adjusted Gross Income under $200,000 would pay a tax rate of absolutely 0% on all of the income they earn from their savings, capital gains and dividends.
- Expand The Investor Class: In recent years, over half of adult Americans have participated in the stock market either directly or through pension plans and mutual funds. Tax-free savings will encourage more families to build wealth by saving, investing and participating in the stock market, which will help grow the economy.
BUSINESSES: Governor Romney's Economic Stimulus Plan – Pro-Growth Tax Cuts For Businesses:
Institute
Immediate 100% Expensing Of New Equipment Purchased By A Business For A
Two-Year Period Retroactive To January 1, 2008. This plan
would allow both large and small businesses to immediately invest in
new equipment and capital improvements, which would immediately
stimulate the economy and create new jobs.
- Boost U.S. Manufacturers And Vendors: Accelerating and increasing capital investment in equipment and other qualified assets in the U.S. will immediately provide a boost to U.S. manufacturers and vendors.
- Encourage Additional Business Investment: Entrepreneurs and small businesses, such as S corps and LLCs, which often face cash flow difficulties, will benefit greatly by the reduced cost of investment in equipment under this plan. Additional investment and expansion by these growing businesses will drive economic growth.
Reduce The Corporate Tax Rate To 20% Over Two Years. Governor Romney believes we should immediately act to reduce the corporate rate to 25% for 2008 and 20% in 2009. A permanent U.S. corporate tax rate of 20% will attract capital, stimulate investment, and increase American competitiveness with the rapidly growing economies of the world.
- A More Competitive Corporate Tax Rate: Governor Romney has spoken throughout the campaign about the need to reduce our corporate income tax rate in order to compete more effectively against other countries with lower rates. The United States currently has the second-highest corporate tax rate in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Encourage New Capital Flows Into The United States: Cutting the corporate tax rate will cause new capital to flow to the U.S. and make our U.S. companies more competitive by providing additional funds for research, development, innovation, and hiring of additional employees.
HOMEOWNERS: Governor Romney's Economic Stimulus Plan – Helping Homeowners:
Reform And Expand Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Loan Portfolio Limits:
- Lower The Amount Of Upfront Down Payment A Borrower Must Make, Allowing FHA To Help Nonprime Borrowers Who May Not Be Able To Meet The Current Requirement.
- Raise The Maximum Loan Amount Eligible For FHA Insurance, Allowing FHA To Serve More Borrowers In Higher-Priced Areas.
- Expand NeighborWorks America's Foreclosure Avoidance Initiative: Governor Romney proposes expanding NeighborWorks America's Foreclosure Avoidance Initiative to help American homeowners stay in their homes. NeighborWorks America assists homeowners by offering foreclosure counseling and identifying refinancing opportunities for U.S. homeowners.
Governor Romney's Pro-Growth Tax Agenda:
Governor
Romney's Economic Stimulus Plan Is In Addition To His Tax Proposals
Which Will Provide A Sound Economic Framework For Long-Term Growth:
- Make The Bush Tax Cuts Permanent: Making the Bush Tax Cuts permanent is the first step to ensuring that Americans are able to keep more of their hard-earned money.
- Roll Back Tax Rates For All Americans: As President, Governor Romney will cut marginal tax rates across the board, allowing all Americans to save more money.
- Kill The Death Tax: It is unfair to tax Americans three times: first when they earn their money; second when they invest it and receive income from those investments; and third when they die.
- Make The Research And Development Tax Credit Permanent To Encourage Capital Investment And Innovation: Governor Romney believes that we must encourage companies to invest more in research and development to produce the innovations our companies need to win in the global economic competition.
- Oppose Any Increase In Social Security Taxes: We can strengthen Social Security without resorting to higher Social Security taxes that will impact all Americans. Governor Romney will oppose any proposed increase in Social Security taxes.
- Prevent The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) From Hurting More American Families: At the very least, Congress must pass a patch to the AMT that will prevent this tax from affecting more and more families in America.
- Gov. Romney Addresses Michigan Business Leaders
- Gov. Romney On Stimulating The U.S. Economy
- Gov. Romney On Cutting Taxes
- Gov. Romney On Reining In Spending
"The signs are good that conservatives are listening and saying, 'You know what, we don't want to take the liberal path.'"
"... if we want a party that is indistinguishable from Hillary Clinton on an issue like illegal immigration, that we're going to have John McCain as a nominee ..."
"If you're a Republican, if you're a Republican in the broadest sense, there is only one place to go right now and that's Mitt Romney."
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Feb 03, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Illinois, Missouri On Sunday, February 3, Governor Mitt Romney campaigned in Illinois and Missouri. In Illinois, Governor Romney visited the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn before traveling to Maryland Heights, Missouri where he hosted a Super Bowl kick-off party at Dave and Buster?s. |
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Feb 02, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Minnesota On Saturday, February 2, Governor Mitt Romney campaigned in Minnesota. In Minneapolis he met with members of the press and later traveled to Edina for a "Change Begins with Us" rally with supporters. |
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Feb 01, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Colorado Governor Mitt Romney traveled from San Diego, California to Denver, Colorado on Friday afternoon to hold a "Change Begins With Us" rally at Freeway Ford. He later met with members of the media there. |
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Jan 31, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To California Governor Mitt Romney campaigned in southern California on Thursday. In Long Beach, Governor Romney had a kitchen table discussion at the home of Greg and Charlene Bennett before traveling to Fountain Valley where he held a campaign rally at Bassett Furniture. In San Diego, Governor Romney held a second campaign rally in front of the San Diego County Administration Building before meeting with members of the media. |
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Jan 29, 2008 | Governor Romney Campaigns In Florida Governor Romney campaigned in Florida Tuesday before the state?s primary election holding a Tampa "Change Begins with Us" tour stop at the Tampa Convention Center. Governor Romney later addressed supporters at the Romney for President Florida Election Night Event in St. Petersburg. |
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Jan 28, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Florida Governor Mitt Romney campaigned around the state of Florida on Monday, January 28, continuing his "Change Begins with Us" tour. Governor Romney held a media availability at a Texaco gas station in Palm Beach before attending a rally at the Palm Beach International Airport. Governor Romney and his family then traveled to Fort Myers where he attended a second rally at the Southwest Florida International Airport. The Romneys made similar stops in Sanford, Panama City and Jacksonville. |
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Jan 27, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Florida Governor Mitt Romney continued his "Change Begins with Us" Florida Tour on Sunday, January 27, holding a Miami "Change Begins with Us" Tour Stop at the Jorge Mas Canosa Center and later held a news conference on providing tax relief for seniors. |
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Jan 25, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Florida Governor Mitt Romney continued his "Change Begins with Us" Florida Tour on Friday, delivering remarks to the Latin Builders Association in Miami and later traveling to Pensacola where he toured Avalex Technologies and attended a Romney for President rally. Friday evening, Governor Romney met with members of the media at the Clearwater Airport. |
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Jan 22, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Florida Governor Mitt Romney continued his "Change Begins with Us" Florida Tour on Tuesday with stops on the East Coast and in South Florida. In Boca Raton, Governor Romney addressed the Republican Jewish Coalition of Florida and then traveled to Coral Springs where he met with Broward County voters at Wings Plus. Tuesday afternoon Governor Romney traveled to Collier County where he spoke to the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and addressed an overflow crowd from that event in the parking lot. |
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Jan 21, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Florida Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann continued campaigning in Florida on Monday, speaking to employees of Gate Petroleum in Jacksonville and visiting with the participants of the Jacksonville Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade. They later traveled to Daytona Beach. In Orlando, Governor Romney held a "Change Begins with Us" tour stop before traveling to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. On Monday evening, Governor Romney met with aerospace industry executives. |
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Jan 19, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Nevada, Florida After meeting with caucus goers in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday morning, Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Florida to kick-off his "Change Begins with Us" Florida Tour in Jacksonville. Governor Romney and his wife Ann hosted a "Change Begins with Us" Rally at the University of North Florida. |
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Jan 18, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Nevada Governor Romney campaigned in Nevada on Friday, visiting the Adobe Middle School in Elko and the Reno-Tahoe International Airport for rallies with supporters. |
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Jan 17, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Nevada Following a quick meeting with members of the media at Staples in Columbia, South Carolina Governor Romney returned to Nevada on Thursday for events in the Las Vegas area. He announced the endorsement of State Senator Joe Heck at the Claim Jumper in Henderson before meeting with local voters there. Governor Romney and his son Josh later traveled to meet with Las Vegas area volunteers at Brady Industries. |
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Jan 16, 2008 | Governor Romney Travels To South Carolina On Wednesday Governor Mitt Romney returned to South Carolina with the Mitt Mobile for a bus tour across the state. At Sun City Hilton Head Governor Romney met with voters and members of the media before traveling to Charleston where he and Senator Jim DeMint spoke to supporters at the Seabreeze Marina. Governor Romney then traveled to Florence where he spoke at Francis Marion University. On Wednesday evening Governor Romney spoke to supporters at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. |
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Jan 11, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Returns To Michigan On Friday Governor Mitt Romney returned to Michigan where he met with voters at Macomb Community College, Center for Alternative Fuels. He then traveled to Lansing, where he spoke to the Small Business Association of Michigan and was later joined by his wife Ann for a walking tour of the Michigan state capital. Friday evening, Governor Romney traveled to Hudsonville where he spoke at the Ottawa County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner. |
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Jan 09, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Michigan On Wednesday, following a National Call Day fundraiser in Boston, Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan to meet with voters at Gaslight Village and later held an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall at Grand Valley State University. |
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Jan 08, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In New Hampshire Governor Mitt Romney continued to campaign in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Governor Romney met with Manchester Ward-1 voters at Brookside Congregational Church, Bedford area voters at Bedford High School, Nashua area voters at Broad Street Elementary School, Salem voters at the Salem Town Hall and Derry area voters at Hood Middle School. |
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Jan 06, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire Governor Mitt Romney continued campaigning in New Hampshire with events on Sunday and Monday leading up to the primary on January 8th. On Sunday, Governor Mitt Romney was in Nashua for an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting at the Elm Street School. On Monday, Governor Romney met with BAE employees in Nashua, Timberland employees in Stratham, attended the Nashua Rotary Club luncheon, hosted an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall at the Derry-Salem Elks Club and an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall in Be |
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Jan 05, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire Gov. Romney was joined by Sen. Gregg and R.I. Gov. Cacceri for campaign event in New Hampshire Saturday. Gov. Romney hosted a Derry "Ask Mitt Anything" at Pinkerton Academy before traveling to Hampstead to meet with voters at Bean Towne Coffee House. Gov. Romney later traveled to Bedford where he spoke at a house party at the Ashooh residence. Saturday afternoon Gov. Romney participated in the ABC-WMUR Debate at Saint Anselm College and attended a post debate rally at Varick's Sports Bar. |
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Jan 04, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Friday, Governor Mitt Romney returned to New Hampshire for events leading up to the primary on January 8th. Governor Romney and his family were greeted at 3:30 AM by supporters at Portsmouth International Airport. Later that morning, Governor Romney met with Portsmouth area voters at the Golden Egg Diner. In Concord, Governor Romney visited the Common Man Restaurant before heading to Manchester for and "Ask Mitt Anything" event at the Cashin Community Center. |
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Jan 03, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Romney joined supporters at events in Iowa on Thursday, leading up to the Republican Caucuses. In Des Moines, Governor Romney met with employees at Principal Financial Group. Joined by his wife Ann and family, Governor Romney met with West Des Moines area residents at Kum and Go headquarters. Thursday evening Governor Mitt Romney met with caucus goers in Waukee and West Des Moines. Finally, Governor Romney and his family spoke at the Romney for President election night event at the She |
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Jan 02, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Campaigns In Iowa Governor Romney continued his "Strong America" Tour around Iowa with a fly-around on Wednesday. Governor Romney met with voters in Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids and Clear Lake before joining his family in Des Moines for a pre-caucus rally at the HyVee Conference Center. |
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Jan 01, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Romney was joined by his youngest son Craig in Iowa as he continued his "Strong America" Bus Tour on Monday. The Romneys visited six homes for a series of "House Party Huddles," including stops at The Hermann Residence in Ankeny, The Cook Residence in Johnston, IA, The McKoy Residence in Clive, The Warren Residence in West Des Moines, The Coates Residence in Norwalk and The Richardson Residence in Pleasant Hill. Governor Romney ended the day with a Story County rally in Ames. |
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Dec 31, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Romney continued his "Strong America" Bus Tour on Monday with stops at Happy Joe's in Clinton, Potter's Mill in Bellevue, Midway Hotel in Dubuque, Cedar Lodge in Manchester and Galleria De Paco in Waterloo. On Monday evening, Governor Mitt Romney was joined by his family to attend the "GuideOne ImaginEve!" in Des Moines. |
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Dec 20, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Romney campaigned in Iowa on Thursday holding a Warren County "Ask Mitt Anything" in Indianola and "Strategy for a Stronger America: National Security" Events at Decker Trucking in Fort Dodge, Orange City and Council Bluffs. |
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Dec 19, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Romney returned to Iowa on Wednesday to host a "Strategy for a Stronger America: National Security" Media Availability in Davenport. He later was joined by his son Josh Romney in hosting the Romney for President Christmas Party at The Sheraton West Des Moines. |
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Dec 18, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To South Carolina On Tuesday Governor Romney returned to South Carolina to hold events across the state. In Spartanburg, Governor Romney delivered remarks on stopping illegal immigration. He then traveled to West Columbia and Savannah, Georgia to meet with voters. In Charleston, Governor Romney visited Sticky Fingers Restaurant before traveling to Myrtle Beach for a Romney for President Rally at Myrtle Beach International Airport. |
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Dec 17, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Monday Governor Mitt Romney returned to New Hampshire for events in the Granite State. Governor Romney was joined by Senator Judd Gregg touring Insight Technology and hosting "Strategy for a Stronger America: Strengthening our Military" Ask Mitt Anything. Governor Romney and Sen. Gregg later toured Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics in Manchester and met with local veterans. They ended the evening at Saint Anselm College where Governor Romney hosted a Goffstown Ask Mitt Anything event. |
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Dec 14, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Romney campaigned in Iowa on Friday with events in Carroll, Early and Storm Lake. Governor Romney hosted two "Strategy for a Stronger America: Enforcing our Immigration Laws 'Ask Mitt Anything'" events and visited with voters at Crossroads Restaurant in Sac County. On Saturday, Governor Romney traveled to Humbolt where he hosted another "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting at Rustix Restaurant. |
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Dec 13, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa On Thursday Governor Romney traveled to Muscatine Iowa where he hosted an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting and later traveled to the Quad Cities area where he celebrated the opening of a new Romney for President Office in Bettendorf with local caucus goers. |
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| Feb 06, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Announces Support Of Maryland Republican Leaders |
| Feb 05, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney On Super Tuesday |
| Feb 05, 2008 | Campaign Manager Beth Myers On The West Virginia Convention |
| Feb 05, 2008 | In Case You Missed It: Governor Mitt Romney On Super Tuesday |
| Feb 04, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Announces The Tennessee Romney For President Leadership Team |
| Feb 04, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Announces Support Of Colorado Leaders |
| Feb 04, 2008 | More Missouri Legislators Endorse Governor Mitt Romney For President |
| Feb 04, 2008 | Alabama Leaders Join Romney For President |
| Feb 04, 2008 | Romney For President Launches New Web Ad, "Very Close" |
| Feb 04, 2008 | Governor Mitt Romney Announces North Dakota Statwide Coalitions |
| Dec 06, 2007 | Photo Release: The "Faith In America" Address |
| Dec 06, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney's "Faith In America" Address |
| Dec 06, 2007 | Excerpts Of Governor Romney's "Faith In America" Address |
| Dec 05, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney On Today's Tragic Events In Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 05, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Prepares For "Faith In America" Speech |
| Dec 05, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney On Guantanamo Bay |
| Dec 04, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney On Hanukkah |
| Dec 04, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Announces Montana Statewide Finance Steering Committee Co-Chairs |
| Dec 03, 2007 | Those Who Know Him Best ... Question Governor Huckabee's Record |
| Dec 03, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney On Venezuela |
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Dec 13, 2007 | Romney Agenda: Real Conservative Solutions Governor Romney discussed his strategy to meet America's challenges with real conservative solutions. Our country faces unprecedented challenges. We can rise to these challenges through conservative change in Washington. With a record of success and exceptional leadership, Governor Romney has outlined detailed conservative solutions for strengthening America. |
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Dec 12, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa On Wednesday Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann traveled to Johnston, Iowa. Governor Romney participated in the Des Moines Register's Republican Debate at Iowa Public Television and later attended at house party at the home of John and Sheryl Dutcher. The Romneys then traveled to Linn County where they hosted a Christmas Party for caucus-goers at Linn-Mar High School. |
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Dec 07, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Romney returned to Iowa on Friday, December 7, to host a "Strategy for a Stronger America: Strengthening America's Military" town hall event at Fort Des Moines. |
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Dec 06, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Delivers Address Titled "Faith In America" On Thursday, December 6, Governor Mitt Romney and his family traveled to the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas. Governor Romney was introduced by former President George H.W. Bush before delivering an address titled "Faith in America." |
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Dec 04, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Tuesday, December 4, Governor Mitt Romney was joined by former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld as he campaigned in New Hampshire. They began the day in Windham meeting area voters at the Windham Junction General Store. Governor Romney later met with Rehrig-Pacific Employees in Raymond, spoke at the Concord Rotary Club luncheon and traveled to Meredith to meet voters at George's Diner. |
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Dec 03, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Monday, December 3, Governor Mitt Romney returned to New Hampshire to host two "Strategy for a Stronger America, Economic Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meetings in Manchester and Hampton. Governor Romney also made edits to his speech "Faith in America" on Monday. |
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Dec 03, 2007 | Romney Agenda: A Conservative Blueprint For Strengthening The Economy On December 3, 2007, Governor Romney discussed his conservative blueprint for strengthening the economy. Our economy faces unprecedented economic challenges both here at home and from abroad. But we can rise to these challenges through conservative change in Washington. Governor Romney has outlined detailed plans for strengthening our economy and building a stronger America. |
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Nov 30, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Romney returned to Iowa on Friday for events in Northeast and Central Iowa. At Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids Governor Romney hosted a "Strategy for a Stronger America: A Conservative Blueprint to Lower Taxes" Ask Mitt Anything meeting. He later traveled to Dubuque where he met with students at Loras College. On Friday evening, Governor Romney spoke at an Iowa Christian Alliance House Party in Dubuque. |
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Nov 25, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Sunday, November 25, Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann returned to New Hampshire for campaign events. Their first stop was at French's Toy Shop in Concord with their grandson Parker, where they met with area voters. The Romneys later traveled to the Newport Senior Center where Governor Romney hosted a "Strategy for a Stronger America: Strengthening the American Family Ask Mitt Anything" event. In Keene, Governor Mitt Romney hosted a second "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting at the Kee |
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Nov 24, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Saturday Governor Mitt Romney was joined by US Senator Judd Gregg for events in the Granite State. Governor Mitt Romney hosted a "Strategy for a Stronger America: A Conservative Blueprint to Restrain Government Spending Ask Mitt Anything" town hall event in Amherst before heading to Derry where he marched in the Derry Holiday parade. Governor Romney and Senator Gregg then met with Goffstown area residents at Goffstown Hardware. In Bow, Governor Romney held a second "Ask Mitt Anything" event a |
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Nov 21, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa On Wednesday Governor Mitt Romney met with Washington County Area Residents at The Coffee Corner. He then traveled to The Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa to host a "Stronger America: Expanding Access to Affordable Health Care" town hall meeting. After meeting with members of the media at the University of Iowa, Governor Romney volunteered at Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. in Hiawatha, IA. |
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Nov 20, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Mitt Romney returned to Iowa on Tuesday delivering an address on Health Care: "Stronger America: Expanding Access to Affordable Health Care" at Des Moines University. He then traveled to Newton where he toured the Skiff Medical Center. On Tuesday evening, Governor Romney hosted a Jasper County "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting. |
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Nov 20, 2007 | Romney Agenda: Stronger Iowa Families With More Affordable Health Care In Iowa, Governor Romney discussed his conservative plan to strengthen Iowa families by putting conservative principles to work in health care. Governor Romney has outlined a comprehensive solution to the nation's health care ills that expands access to affordable, portable, quality, private health insurance. |
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Nov 19, 2007 | Romney Agenda: A New Vision To Open Markets And Help Washington Succeed In Washington State, Governor Romney discussed his vision for opening markets for America. Ensuring that Washington state's economy is strong and competitive depends on leadership in our nation's capital that will embark on an effort for domestic change and open international markets for American products. |
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Nov 18, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Wyoming Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Wyoming for campaign events throughout the state on Sunday. Governor Romney met with voters in Gillette and then traveled to Riverton where he held an economic "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting. That evening he traveled to Cheyenne where he met with voters at the Little America Hotel and then held a media availability. |
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Nov 16, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Nevada Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Nevada for events in Las Vegas and Reno this Friday and Saturday. On Friday Governor Romney attended a Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Economic Roundtable. On Saturday Governor Romney hosted an Economic "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting at the Paseo Verde Library in Henderson and then met with local volunteers at the Romney for President phone bank center. Governor Romney later traveled to Reno where he met with area campaign volunteers. |
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Nov 15, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To California On Thursday Governor Mitt Romney traveled to California for events in the southern part of the state including an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting in Burbank. |
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Nov 13, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Sioux City, Iowa on Tuesday, November 13, where he discussed reforming our immigration system with members of the media at JetSun Aviation Centre. He later celebrated the opening of the Sioux City Romney for President Office on Indian Hills Drive. |
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Nov 12, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Monday Governor Mitt Romney returned to New Hampshire Monday for events in the Granite State. In Manchester, he met with Gentex employees and then traveled to Concord where he visited with veterans at the Harris Hill Retirement Home. |
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Nov 10, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire Governor Mitt Romney was in New Hampshire Saturday where he met with local supporters at the NH campaign headquarters in the morning before walking door to door in Manchester to meet area voters. Governor Romney then traveled to Hopkinton, Holderness and Laconia where he hosted three "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall events. |
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Nov 09, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Friday, November 9, Governor Mitt Romney returned to New Hampshire. He met with area voters at Freshwater Farms in Atkinson and then held an "Ask Mitt Anything" event at Nottingham West Elementary School in Hudson. |
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Nov 07, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To South Carolina On Wednesday, November 7, Governor Mitt Romney started the day at the EdVenture Children's Museum in Columbia, SC where he spoke about the need to strengthen education. He then traveled to Hilton Head where he met with area voters at Stack's Restaurant. |
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Nov 06, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To South Carolina On Tuesday Governor Romney traveled to South Carolina where he toured the Carolina Hope Adoption Agency in Greenville, met with members of the media and visited the Main Street Deli in Anderson. |
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Nov 05, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To Florida Governor Mitt Romney returned to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Monday where he addressed the Nova Southeastern University Federalist Society Forum, answered questions and met with students. |
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Nov 03, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Michigan On Saturday Governor Mitt Romney traveled to East Lansing, Michigan to meet with voters at the University of Michigan vs. Michigan State University football game. |
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Nov 02, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa And Ohio On Friday Governor Mitt Romney hosted a Marshall County "Ask Mitt Anything" event in Marshalltown, Iowa and then traveled to Waterloo where he hosted a Black Hawk County "Ask Mitt Anything" and delivered an address on trade: "Strategy for a Stronger America: A New Vision on Opening Markets." Governor Romney then traveled to Cleveland, Ohio where he met with members of the local media. |
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Nov 01, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Mitt Romney campaigned in Iowa on Thursday hosting an "Ask Mitt Anything" event at Luther College in Decorah. He then traveled to Charles City where he visited the Floyd County Historical Museum and met with area voters. Governor Romney continued his day in Mason City where he hosted a Cerro Gordo County "Ask Mitt Anything" event and that evening delivered the keynote address to the Association of Builders and Contractors of Iowa in West Des Moines. |
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Nov 01, 2007 | Romney Agenda: A New Vision To Open Markets And Help Iowa Succeed In Iowa, Governor Romney discussed his vision for opening markets for America. Ensuring that Iowa's economy is strong and competitive depends on leadership in Washington that will embark on an effort for domestic change and open international markets for American products. |
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Oct 31, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Mitt Romney returned to Iowa on Wednesday, October 31, where he attended a Romney for President House Party at the home of Chris and Bev McLinden in Adel. |
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Oct 29, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Monday Governor Mitt Romney was in New Hampshire for events in the southern part of the State. After a rally with supporters at the NH State Library, Governor Mitt Romney walked across the street to the State House where he filed his declaration of candidacy. He then traveled to University of New Hampshire ? Manchester to host an "Ask Mitt Anything" event and he ended the day at BAE Systems in Nashua where he held another "Ask Mitt Anything" event. |
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Oct 27, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Florida On Saturday Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Naples, Florida to participate in the Annual Swamp Buggy Parade. |
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Oct 26, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Iowa on Friday, October 26, for events in central and southeast Iowa. Governor Romney hosted a Polk County "Ask Mitt Anything" breakfast in West Des Moines, taped Iowa Press in Johnston, hosted a Henry County "Ask Mitt Anything" luncheon in Mount Pleasant and ended the day in Lee County with an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall in Fort Madison. |
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Oct 25, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Thursday, Governor Mitt Romney was in Southern New Hampshire to take part in a health care town hall meeting at the Elliot Hospital. Governor Mitt Romney later held an "Ask Mitt Anything" house party at the home of John and Patricia Spencer in Hooksett. Governor Romney then traveled to Exeter where he met with students and held an "Ask Mitt Anything" at Phillips-Exeter Academy. |
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Oct 23, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To South Carolina On Tuesday Governor Romney returned to South Carolina holding campaign events across the state. Governor Romney addressed the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce in the morning and the Greenville Rotary Club luncheon later that day. He then traveled to Columbia and Summerville where he hosted "Ask Mitt Anything" townhall meetings. On Wednesday morning, Governor Romney met with area residents at the Donut Man in Myrtle Beach. |
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Oct 23, 2007 | Romney Agenda: A New Vision To Open Markets And Help U.S. Workers To Succeed In South Carolina, Governor Romney addressed his vision for opening markets for America. Ensuring that America is the strongest, most competitive economy in the world depends both on leading change domestically and opening international markets for America. |
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Oct 20, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Florida For GOP Presidential Primary Debate Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann returned to Florida on Saturday, October 20, to attend the Republican Party of Florida's Presidency IV convention in Orlando. Governor Romney participated in the GOP Presidency Primary Debate on Sunday. |
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Oct 19, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To Iowa And Washington, D.C. Governor Mitt Romney returned to Iowa on Friday for events in the southwest area of the state. Governor Romney hosted a Page County "Ask Mitt Anything" breakfast in Shenandoah, visited with students at Treynor High School, and held a Pottawattamie County "Ask Mitt Anything" luncheon in Council Bluffs. Governor Romney then traveled to Washington, D.C. to address the Family Research Council's "Washington Briefing: Values Voter Summit." |
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Oct 18, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To South Carolina On Thursday, Governor Romney and his wife Ann traveled to South Carolina. Governor and Mrs. Romney hosted an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting at the Applewood Pancake House in Pawley's Island. Governor Romney then traveled to Florence to attend a luncheon at the home of Drs. Jed and Mary Tepper. He later traveled to Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System to tour the hospital. Governor Romney finished the day in Fort Mill where he hosted an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall and BBQ. |
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Oct 17, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa And Ohio Governor Mitt Romney traveled to eastern Iowa on Wednesday, October 17, to host a Clinton County "Ask Mitt Anything" breakfast, take a walking tour downtown DeWitt and hold a Scott County "Ask Mitt Anything" luncheon. He later traveled to Columbus, Ohio where he met with members of the media at the Ohio State University Airport. |
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Oct 16, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Washington, D.C. Governor Mitt Romney was in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, October 16, to address the Republican Jewish Coalition Presidential Candidates Forum in the afternoon and to address the Republican National Committee Presidential Trust Dinner that evening. |
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Oct 13, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Michigan On Saturday, October 13, Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Michigan to speak at the Traverse City Republican Party Breakfast and later hosted an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall event in Grand Rapids. Governor Romney also attended a Grand Valley State University vs. Indianapolis football tailgate while he was in the state. |
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Oct 12, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Nevada Governor Mitt Romney returned to Nevada for events in the Reno area on Friday, October 12, speaking at the Nevada Federation of Republican Women Town Hall in Sparks and later speaking to the Conservative Leadership Conference at John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort. |
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Oct 11, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Arizona On Thursday, October 11, Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Phoenix, AZ where he met with members of the local and national media. |
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Oct 10, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Colorado On Wednesday, October 10, Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Denver, Colorado to hold a town hall meeting at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. |
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Oct 06, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To New Hampshire On Saturday Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann were in New Hampshire for events near the seacoast. Governor Romney hosted "Ask Mitt Anything" events in Dover, Rye and Milford in addition to attending the Fremont Snowmobile Grass Drags and the Hillsborough Republican Oktoberfest Picnic in Bedford. |
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Oct 04, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels to New Hampshire On Thursday, Governor Mitt Romney traveled to New Hampshire for events in the Southern part of the state. He began the day touring and meeting with employees at Presstek Inc. in Hudson and then traveled to Manchester where he held an "Ask Mitt Anything" event at St. Anselm College. Governor Romney later held an Economic "Ask Mitt Anything" at Devine, Millimet & Branch in Manchester, met with residents at Mary Ann's Diner in Derry and hosted an "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meeting in Merrimack |
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Sep 28, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Utah On Friday, September 28, Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Utah to attend the Rally for Romney event in Salt Lake City. Rally for Romney is a nationwide grassroots fundraising initiative designed to mobilize and empower volunteers across the country to build support at the grassroots level. Rally for Romney call days took place in more than 50 cities, in 25 states this week. |
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Sep 23, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To California On Sunday Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann traveled to California kicking off a week's worth of events with an "Ask Mitt Anything" event at Chapman University in Orange. On Monday Governor Romney hosted another "Ask Mitt Anything" event in Santa Clara, CA. |
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Sep 22, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels to Michigan On Saturday, September 22, Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann traveled to Mackinac Island, MI, for the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. The Romneys were greeted at the ferry dock and escorted to the Grand Hotel by campaign supporters. After addressing the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, Governor and Mrs. Romney hosted an ice cream social at the Jockey Club at the Grand Stand. |
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Sep 19, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels to Florida On Wednesday, September 19, Governor Mitt Romney was joined by his son Josh at The Villages to attend the Leadership for America Rally. Governor Romney addressed over 4,000 attendees following a live performance by recording artist Lee Greenwood. |
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Sep 18, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels to Florida On Tuesday, September 18, Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Northern Florida to hold that state's sixth "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall event in Orange Park. |
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Sep 15, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels to Iowa Governor Mitt Romney returned to Iowa on Saturday, September 15, to attend the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, and later spoke to Jones County Republicans in Anamosa. |
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Sep 08, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels to Iowa Governor Mitt Romney returned to Northwest Iowa on Saturday to host "Ask Mitt Anything" events in Cherokee and Sanborn. Governor Romney also greeted Clay County Fair-goers in Spencer and delivered the keynote address at the Plymouth County Republicans dinner in Le Mars. |
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Sep 07, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels to New Hampshire On Friday, September 7, Governor Mitt Romney returned to New Hampshire for events in the North Country. Governor Romney hosted "Ask Mitt Anything" town hall meetings in Conway, Berlin, and Lebanon, NH and met with local business owners in Littleton. |
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Sep 03, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels to New Hampshire On Monday, Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann celebrated Labor Day in New Hampshire by meeting with area voters in Moultonborough, hosting an "Ask Mitt Anything" event in Ashland, participating in the Operation Old Glory Celebration at the New Hampshire State House and marching in the Milford Labor Day Parade. Governor and Mrs. Romney later attended the Salem Republican Party Labor Day Picnic and hosted an "Ask Mitt Anything" event in Nashua. |
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Aug 30, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Kicks Off South Carolina Bus Tour The Mitt Mobile made its South Carolina debut this week with Governor Mitt Romney's latest visit to the Palmetto State. On Thursday and Friday, Governor Romney campaigned in seven cities in South Carolina. Governor Romney held "Ask Mitt Anything" events in Myrtle Beach, North Charleston, Columbia, Aiken, Newberry and Greenville. |
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Aug 24, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Florida And Indiana On Friday, Governor Mitt Romney delivered the Good Government Luncheon keynote address at the Florida Medical Association's 2007 Annual Meeting and Florida Medical Expo in Hollywood, Florida. Governor Romney outlined his plan to support free-market health care reform that will allow more Americans to become insured through the private market. Governor Romney then traveled to Indianapolis, IN to speak at the Midwest Republican Leadership Conference and tour the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum |
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Aug 22, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To Wyoming Governor Mitt Romney traveled to Jackson Hole, WY on Wednesday where he meet with local area supporters and volunteers at the 49'er Inn. |
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Aug 21, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Nevada Governor Mitt Romney returned to Nevada on Tuesday to meet with campaign volunteers in Las Vegas and to speak to a meeting of the Reno/Lake Tahoe Olympic Committee at Mount Rose Ski Lodge in Reno. |
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Aug 16, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To South Carolina, West Virginia, and New Hampshire On Thursday Governor Mitt Romney delivered remarks to the Greer Chamber of Commerce in South Carolina. He then traveled to Fairlea, West Virginia to attend the West Virginia State Fair. Governor Romney ended his day in New Hampshire where he and his wife Ann hosted an "Ask Mitt Anything" Town Hall in Londonderry. |
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Aug 15, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels to Michigan, Georgia, and Florida On Wednesday, August 15, Governor Mitt Romney began the day in Holland, Michigan where he spoke during the Ottawa County and Allegan County Ronald Reagan Tribute breakfast. He then traveled to Atlanta, Georgia where he met with area voters at The Varsity Restaurant. He then traveled to Florida to host an "Ask Mitt Anything" community forum in Winter Park. |
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Aug 14, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To Oklahoma and Texas Governor Romney traveled to Oklahoma City Tuesday to host an "Ask Mitt Anything" event at the University of Oklahoma. He later traveled to Grand Prarie, Texas to take part in Sean Hannity's Freedom Concert. |
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Aug 13, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Nevada And California On Monday Governor Mitt Romney traveled from Elko, NV, where he hosted an early morning "Ask Mitt Anything" event to California for events in Central and Southern California. Governor Romney met with local area voters at La Boulangerie Bakery in Fresno, CA and later toured the Southern Border in San Ysidro, CA. |
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Aug 11, 2007 | Governor Romney At The Ames Straw Poll Governor Mitt Romney overwhelmingly won the Iowa Republican Straw Poll. With eleven names appearing on the conservative Straw Poll ballot, Governor Romney won with 31.5 percent (4,516 votes). |
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Aug 10, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To Iowa On Friday, Governor Romney was joined by members of his family while he hosted a Boone County "Ask Mitt Anything" Breakfast in Ogden, IA and a Story County "Ask Mitt Anything" Coffee in Nevada, IA. Governor Romney later served as the Iowa Pork Producers Celebrity Chef of the Day at the Iowa State Fairgrounds and spoke at the Des Moines Register's Old-Fashioned Political Soapbox. Governor Romney?s entire family later joined him at a Pre-Straw Poll Rally in Ames, IA. |
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Aug 09, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To Iowa On Thursday Governor Romney hosted six "Ask Mitt Anything" meetings in Central Iowa including events in Tama, Grundy Center, Iowa Falls, Hampton, Eagle Grove and Fort Dodge, IA. |
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Aug 08, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Mitt Romney returned to Iowa on Wednesday, for three days of events leading up to the Ames Straw Poll on Saturday, August 11. On Wednesday, he and his wife Ann visited the Wilton Candy Kitchen before hosting 5 "Ask Mitt Anything" events including meetings in Bettendorf, Moscow, Coralville, Amana and Cedar Rapids, IA. |
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Aug 06, 2007 | Governor Romney Visits Florida On Monday Governor Mitt Romney and his wife Ann traveled to Florida where they hosted two "Ask Mitt Anything" events in Daytona Beach and Tampa. Earlier in the day, Governor Romney addressed the Space Coast Tiger Bay Club in Melbourne. |
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Aug 05, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney Travels To Iowa Governor Mitt Romney returned to Iowa Sunday, where he participated in the ABC News Republican Debate. Following the debate, Governor Romney was joined by his wife Ann and sons Tagg, Matt and Josh to host a Dallas County "Ask Mitt Anything" luncheon, a meeting with local Boone County residents and a Polk County post-debate rally at Ankeny High School. |
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Aug 03, 2007 | Governor Romney Travels To Minnesota Governor Mitt Romney spoke to the Bull Moose Club in Des Moines, IA on Friday before traveling to Minneapolis, MN to meet his wife Ann and speak at the Republican National Committee?s summer meeting. |
| Date | Article Title |
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| Feb 06, 2008 | Decisive Victories In Mass. |
| Feb 05, 2008 | Minnesota Hands Romney A Win |
| Feb 03, 2008 | Why I'm Voting For ... Romney Has The Leadership Qualities United States Needs |
| Feb 01, 2008 | A Call To Conservative Action |
| Jan 27, 2008 | My Vote |
| Jan 27, 2008 | Romney Has The Stuff To Be Our President |
| Jan 26, 2008 | Economic Turnaround Plan - The Choice Is Romney |
| Jan 24, 2008 | On Sarasota Visit, It's Romney The Businessman |
| Jan 24, 2008 | Romney Hits East Manatee |
| Jan 24, 2008 | Romney Stands Out In Field |
| Date | Article Title |
|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2008 | Incline Republicans choose Mitt Romney |
| Jan 20, 2008 | Romney's Legwork In State Pays Off |
| Jan 20, 2008 | Romney Gains Easy Victory In Nevada's G.O.P. Contest |
| Jan 18, 2008 | Romney Hopes To Claim A "Gold" In Nevada |
| Jan 17, 2008 | Romney vows to 'fix things' |
| Jan 17, 2008 | Romney's wife stumps in LV |
| Jan 16, 2008 | Romney Wins Michigan GOP Primary |
| Jan 16, 2008 | Romney declared winner in Michigan |
| Jan 15, 2008 | Romney vows to aid car industry |
| Jan 14, 2008 | Romney emphasizes optimism in speech to students |
| Jan 12, 2008 | Romney triumphs in Ottawa County straw poll |
| Jan 10, 2008 | Romney would make best choice for Great Lakes |
| Jan 06, 2008 | Romney fans skip Hawaii trip |
| Jan 06, 2008 | Romney Wins Most Wyoming Delegates |
| Jan 04, 2008 | On taxes, Mitt Romney really gets it |
| Jan 02, 2008 | Romney Thanks Iowa Amid Final Pitch For Caucus Votes |
| Jan 02, 2008 | Romney Says He's Ready To Lead Change |
| Jan 01, 2008 | Covering The Conservative Bases: Why Mitt Romney Does It Best |
| Jan 01, 2008 | Hoekstra in Iowa to support Romney |
| Dec 31, 2007 | Romney, Obama Should Get Party Nominations |
| Date | Article Title |
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| Dec 31, 2007 | Why Romney Is Right For Iowa, America |
| Dec 31, 2007 | Romney Touts Business Experience |
| Dec 26, 2007 | Romney Is the Real Deal |
| Dec 24, 2007 | Romney's Education Plan: A Winning Formula |
| Dec 18, 2007 | Mayans is hot on Romney's trail |
| Dec 17, 2007 | "Mitt Romney: A Leader To Turn Off The Sanctuary Magnets" |
| Dec 17, 2007 | Mitt Romney: The Man Who Turns Things Around |
| Dec 15, 2007 | Ex-judge Bork endorses Romney |
| Dec 14, 2007 | Ann Romney Stumps For Husband At House Party |
| Dec 14, 2007 | Romney Is The Kind Of Leader We Need |
| Date | Article Title |
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| Dec 13, 2007 | Candidate profile: Romney 'relentlessly upbeat' |
| Dec 07, 2007 | Romney's Speech, Wife Lauded |
| Dec 05, 2007 | Why I Chose Romney |
| Dec 04, 2007 | Romney to give speech on 'Faith in America' |
| Dec 03, 2007 | Romney gets some help from his family |
| Dec 03, 2007 | Record And Vision - Romney Is Cut Out For Cutting |
| Dec 03, 2007 | Romney To Give 'Religion Speech' |
| Nov 26, 2007 | Criminals, Beware - The Romney Massachusetts Record |
| Nov 21, 2007 | Romney: Loosen rules on health insurance |
| Nov 21, 2007 | Romney's key ingredient |
| Nov 20, 2007 | The Right Prescription In Healthcare: Action, Not Talk |
| Nov 20, 2007 | Ann Romney Strikes A Chord In Duval For Husband's Campaign |
| Nov 19, 2007 | Romney Stumps For Wyo's Delegates |
| Nov 19, 2007 | Tough talk on immigration works up crowd in suburb |
| Nov 17, 2007 | The Man Who Wants To Fix Washington |
| Nov 16, 2007 | Romney Mines For Votes In Southern California |
| Nov 16, 2007 | The Romney Difference |
| Nov 15, 2007 | A Real Healthcare Record: Deconstructing Pipes |
| Nov 14, 2007 | Romney Swats At Opponents On Immigration |
| Nov 13, 2007 | Two Local Mayors Endorse Romney For President |
| Nov 08, 2007 | Romney Finds Stacks Of Backers At Pancake House |
| Nov 07, 2007 | America Needs Mitt Romney's Leadership |
| Nov 06, 2007 | Romney Supports Federal Amendment On Marriage |
| Nov 06, 2007 | Judge This - In The Footsteps Of Roberts And Alito |
| Nov 05, 2007 | Romney Wins County Republican Straw Poll |
| Nov 02, 2007 | Republican Romney Says President Should Have Renewed Foreign Trade Authority |
| Nov 01, 2007 | Romney Makes Stop In Mason City |
| Nov 01, 2007 | Interview With Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney On Technology Issues |
| Nov 01, 2007 | DeMint Could Give Romney Lift In S.C. |
| Oct 31, 2007 | Romney: Democrats Will Stifle Trade |
| Oct 31, 2007 | In Chicago, Romney Warns Of "Hillary's House Of Horrors" |
| Oct 30, 2007 | Romney Files Official Papers To Get On N.H. Primary Ballot |
| Oct 30, 2007 | Romney, Clinton, Obama Lead In Latest U Of I Poll |
| Oct 28, 2007 | Romney Woos Emerald Coast |
| Oct 24, 2007 | Romney Pitches His Experience As Businessman |
| Oct 24, 2007 | Romney Calls For 'Ideology Of Strength' |
| Oct 20, 2007 | "An 'Electability' Theory?" |
| Oct 19, 2007 | Romney Visits Area |
| Oct 18, 2007 | Romney Criticizes Clinton While In Clinton |
| Oct 17, 2007 | Romney nabs two nice names |
| Oct 17, 2007 | Mack backs Romney's presidential run |
| Oct 16, 2007 | New Romney Ad Appeals To N.H. Voters |
| Oct 15, 2007 | Embracing Campaign Life, Still Relishing Home |
| Oct 12, 2007 | Listen To Mitt |
| Oct 11, 2007 | Romney Opens Up At DU Forum |
| Oct 11, 2007 | Romney Visits Royal Oak |
| Oct 11, 2007 | Ann Romney Visits Port City |
| Oct 08, 2007 | Romney's Tax Free Savings Plan A Boon For Middle Class |
| Oct 07, 2007 | Romney hammers anti-tax message |
| Oct 05, 2007 | Romney ad: Pledge not to raise taxes |
| Oct 02, 2007 | MS Ann |
| Oct 02, 2007 | Romney Meets With Grass-roots Advocates |
| Oct 02, 2007 | Interview: Romney Advisor James Bopp, Jr. |
| Oct 01, 2007 | In First Lady Race, Romney First Online |
| Oct 01, 2007 | Judges Who Can Take The Judicial Oath - And Mean It |
| Sep 27, 2007 | Romney Son Helps Father Campaign |
| Sep 26, 2007 | Romney Draws Crowd at L.B. Campaign Stop |
| Sep 26, 2007 | Granger Endorses Romney and Will Co-Chair Women for Mitt |
| Sep 25, 2007 | Romney Angered by Ahmadinejad's Appearance at Columbia |
| Sep 24, 2007 | The Running Mates: Ann Romney |
| Sep 20, 2007 | Romney Stumps on Security, Taxes, Economy |
| Sep 19, 2007 | Ahmadinejad at the U.N. |
| Sep 19, 2007 | Conservative Themes Fill Romney Florida Speech |
| Sep 17, 2007 | Romney Urges U.N. to Bar Iranian President |
| Sep 15, 2007 | Romney: Defining Moment is Now |
| Sep 15, 2007 | Bringing The Market To Health Care |
| Sep 14, 2007 | Romney Campaign Recruits in Joplin |
| Sep 13, 2007 | Romney Campaigns in Midland, Calls for 'Strong America' |
| Sep 13, 2007 | Mitt's Wife Delights in Campaign |
| Sep 08, 2007 | Romney Calls for Tax Cuts on Savings |
| Sep 07, 2007 | Romney Fleshes Out Proposal to Cut Investment Taxes |
| Sep 07, 2007 | Middle-Class Americans Shouldn't Be Taxed On Investments |
| Sep 06, 2007 | Promoting Economic Growth |
| Sep 04, 2007 | Mitt Romney, Basking In the Momentum |
| Sep 04, 2007 | Rutherford joins Romney's campaign as volunteer chairman |
| Sep 04, 2007 | Romney sees a bright future |
| Sep 01, 2007 | Clinton, Romney ahead in Michigan |
| Sep 01, 2007 | Resident impressed with meeting Mitt Romney |
| Aug 30, 2007 | Romney: Iowa ruling 'against the will of the people' |
| Aug 30, 2007 | Letter To The Editor: Want real leadership? Romney is your man |
| Aug 27, 2007 | Rep. Petri backs Mitt Romney's presidential bid |
| Aug 27, 2007 | Romney is first GOP hopeful to have Minnesota committee |
| Aug 24, 2007 | Leadership That Empowered Individuals |
| Aug 24, 2007 | Romney's Son Pushes Dad's Fundraising in Valley |
| Aug 24, 2007 | Romney's health care fix: states, market |
| Aug 23, 2007 | Romney pushes values |
| Aug 22, 2007 | Romney to enter the health care fray |
| Aug 21, 2007 | Mitt Romney: Putting Conservative Principles To Work In Healthcare |
| Aug 20, 2007 | Georgia businesses, GOP back Romney |
| Aug 17, 2007 | So far, it's Clinton, Romney |
| Aug 17, 2007 | Mitt Romney: Former Mass. governor focuses on economic proposals during stops in Greer |
| Aug 17, 2007 | Romney wins straw poll at Illinois fair |
| Aug 16, 2007 | Enforcing Our Immigration Laws |
| Aug 15, 2007 | Romney Moves Elko's Attention Back To GOP |
| Aug 14, 2007 | GOP Hopeful Romney Tours Border In S.D. |
| Aug 13, 2007 | The Romney Campaign: It's All In The Family |
| Aug 12, 2007 | The Straw Poll: Give Mitt His Due |
| Aug 09, 2007 | Romney Leads In U Of I Poll |
| Aug 07, 2007 | Romney Wins Woodbury County GOP Straw Poll |
| Aug 07, 2007 | Romney Says Hello To Tampa |
| Aug 06, 2007 | Romney Finds A Foothold To Continue Upward Climb |
| Aug 03, 2007 | Romney To Participate In State GOP Convention |
| Aug 01, 2007 | Romney Picks Up Key State Endorsement |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Romney Hopes To Win Straw Poll In Iowa |
| Jul 29, 2007 | Romney Criticizes Obama For Diplomacy Remarks During Fla. Event |
| Jul 29, 2007 | Romney's Tax-Cut Talk Wins Cheers |
| Jul 28, 2007 | Romney Jabs At Top Dem Candidates |
| Jul 28, 2007 | Romney Picks Up Backing During Two-Day Iowa Visit |
| Jul 27, 2007 | 2 Utahns To Court Hispanics |
| Jul 27, 2007 | Letter To The Editor: Mitt Romney Is Right On Taxes |
| Jul 26, 2007 | Ann Romney Opens Up |
| Jul 26, 2007 | Romney Talks Economy In Franklin |
| Jul 26, 2007 | Edwards, Romney Lead In Iowa Poll |
| Jul 26, 2007 | Romney Wants Conservative Judges |
| Jul 23, 2007 | GOP Advisor Glenn Hubbard: An Interview |
| Jul 23, 2007 | Candidate Jabs Dems, Outlines Plan |
| Jul 23, 2007 | Five Alabama Legislators Backing Mitt Romney |
| Jul 23, 2007 | Bouchard Endorses Romney |
| Jul 22, 2007 | Romney Visits Clear Lake |
| Jul 21, 2007 | Romney Blasts Obama, Others |
| Jul 20, 2007 | Romney Preaches Military Might |
| Jul 20, 2007 | 'Yankee Governor With Southern Values' Backs Military And Attacks 'Hillarycare' |
| Jul 20, 2007 | Ann Romney On The Trail |
| Jul 20, 2007 | Romney Rises In Poll, Keeps Focus On NH |
| Jul 19, 2007 | Romney: Dems Shrink From Terror |
| Jul 19, 2007 | Letter To The Editor: Cast Your Vote |
| Jul 19, 2007 | Letter To The Editor: Support Romney |
| Jul 18, 2007 | Ann Romney In South Carolina: A Family Affair |
| Jul 17, 2007 | Romney Gets Largest Share Of Valley's Political Pocketbooks |
| Jul 16, 2007 | Letter To The Editor - Romney Has Proven Track Record In Government |
| Jul 15, 2007 | An Evening In Hollywood |
| Jul 13, 2007 | Why I Support Mitt Romney |
| Jul 13, 2007 | Lawmakers Back Romney, Clinton |
| Jul 11, 2007 | Letter To The Editor: Man Of Character |
| Jul 09, 2007 | Seacoast Women Named To Leadership Team |
| Jul 08, 2007 | Perception Is The Key In Dealing With Terror |
| Jul 08, 2007 | Traction Where It Counts |
| Jul 05, 2007 | Romney's Data Cruncher |
| Jul 04, 2007 | Nearly 150 Greet GOP Candidate |
| Jul 04, 2007 | Letter To The Editor: Don't Forget The August 11 Ames Straw Poll |
| Jul 03, 2007 | Poll Shows Romney Pulling Ahead |
| Jul 03, 2007 | Romney: 'I Will Make America Strong' |
| Jul 02, 2007 | The Mitt And Bill Show |
| Jul 02, 2007 | The Best Kind of Justices |
| Jul 01, 2007 | Republicans Stress Conservative Credentials At Iowa Forum |
| Jun 30, 2007 | Romney's Son In Town |
| Jun 29, 2007 | In Visit Here, Mitt Romney Hails Defeat Of Immigration Bill |
| Jun 25, 2007 | Mitt Romney's Strength |
| Jun 25, 2007 | Romney Gains Credibility In Early Primary States |
| Jun 23, 2007 | Presidential Hopeful Touts Optimism, Reagan Values |
| Jun 23, 2007 | Mitt Romney Visits Idaho Falls |
| Jun 22, 2007 | Governor Romney's Global Initiative For Values And Freedom: A Strategy To Defeat Radical Jihad |
| Jun 22, 2007 | Romney Cites U.S. Strengths |
| Jun 22, 2007 | Romney Calls For New Strategy On Terror |
| Jun 22, 2007 | Letter To The Editor: Romney Will Be Here |
| Jun 21, 2007 | Romney Taps Babcock, Johnson For Campaign |
| Jun 20, 2007 | Apologies To Austin Powers, Romney Introduces Mini-Mitt |
| Jun 20, 2007 | Letter to the Editor: Romney Understands |
| Jun 19, 2007 | Romney Pays A Visit |
| Jun 18, 2007 | Romney Uses Organization, Advertising To Build Lead In Early Voting States |
| Jun 17, 2007 | Romney Has Father's Day Focus On Family Values |
| Jun 17, 2007 | Romney Touts Family Values |
| Jun 16, 2007 | Romney Criticizes Reid For Stance On Iraq |
| Jun 16, 2007 | Romney Urges Return To Family Values |
| Jun 15, 2007 | Ann Romney: You Gotta Have Faith |
| Jun 13, 2007 | Romney Names S.C. Leaders To Religion Team |
| Jun 12, 2007 | Romney Builds On Money Lead |
| Jun 09, 2007 | Romney Brothers Dish On Dad |
| Jun 09, 2007 | From SCV, Mitt Love |
| Jun 08, 2007 | Romney Son Driving 'Mitt Mobile' To Iowa |
| Jun 07, 2007 | Romney Still Focused On Straw Poll |
| Jun 07, 2007 | Iowans Warm Up To Romney |
| Jun 07, 2007 | In Case You Missed It: Governor Romney Right On Campaign Finance Reform |
| Jun 04, 2007 | Romney's Political Fortunes Tied To Riches He Gained In Business |
| May 31, 2007 | Romney makes a campaign stop at DMACC |
| May 29, 2007 | Romney Meets Voters At Dover Coffee Shop |
| May 29, 2007 | Veterans Have Romney's Ear |
| May 25, 2007 | Mitt Romney Makes Stop In Polk County To Tout Key Issues |
| May 25, 2007 | Romney Speaks To County Republicans At Dinner |
| May 24, 2007 | Romney Says Media Must 'Police Itself' |
| May 22, 2007 | Romney's On A Roll, In The Money And The Polls |
| May 22, 2007 | Romney speaks to GOP group in town |
| May 22, 2007 | Ann Romney: Mitt Has Always Been Pro-Life |
| May 21, 2007 | Mitt Romney In The Southland |
| May 20, 2007 | Mitt Romney Leads Republicans |
| May 18, 2007 | Romney The Best Hope For A Fiscal Conservative President |
| May 14, 2007 | Mitt Romney Rises To The Top |
| May 14, 2007 | Signing Up America |
| May 13, 2007 | Romney Camp Plans Mass Drive To Seek Support |
| May 13, 2007 | Military Needs To Be Expanded, Romney Tells Hillsdale Grads |
| May 13, 2007 | Romney Tells Hillsdale Grads U.S. Military Must Be Strengthened |
| May 11, 2007 | Romney Campaign Throws New Kind Of House Party |
| May 11, 2007 | Governor Romney's Genuine Conversion |
| May 06, 2007 | No JFK Speech At Regent University |
| May 05, 2007 | Romney has productive return to Valley |
| Apr 27, 2007 | Romney: Fix Washington |
| Apr 27, 2007 | Romney's plan |
| Apr 26, 2007 | Romney: I'll Change Washington |
| Apr 24, 2007 | Romney Stresses Conservative Values In Speech To Florida GOP Lawmakers |
| Apr 23, 2007 | It Takes A Fiscal Conservative To Change Washington |
| Apr 21, 2007 | Romney: America Is The 'Hope Of The World' |
| Apr 20, 2007 | Townhall.com sits down with Gov. Romney |
| Apr 16, 2007 | Romney Makes Financial And Ideological Surge |
| Apr 16, 2007 | GOP: Romney Secures Strong Start In State |
| Apr 15, 2007 | Romney Gaining In Horry, Poll Says |
| Apr 14, 2007 | A CEO For The USA? |
| Apr 14, 2007 | Charleston GOP favors Romney |
| Apr 14, 2007 | Romney Stumps At South Carolina Conventions |
| Apr 14, 2007 | Romney's Leadership Is Needed |
| Apr 12, 2007 | Romney Says He'll Expand Armed Forces by 100,000 |
| Apr 11, 2007 | Romney Urges More Be Spent On Defense And Energy Research |
| Apr 11, 2007 | Romney backs Bush on war |
| Apr 10, 2007 | Sun City trip might have spurred support for Romney |
| Apr 08, 2007 | Scoring touchdowns at the Gridiron Club |
| Apr 05, 2007 | Romney touts record, lists endorsements |
| Apr 05, 2007 | Romney Backs End To Taxes On Savings |
| Apr 04, 2007 | Conway: Romney's backers include 'most of the cream of the crop in Texas' |
| Apr 04, 2007 | Romney Tells Voters: Ask Away |
| Apr 04, 2007 | Coffers full, Mitt Romney campaigns in region today |
| Apr 04, 2007 | Romney: 1 man 1 woman |
| Apr 02, 2007 | Why I Think You Should Vote For My Dad |
| Apr 01, 2007 | Romney To The Rescue |
| Mar 30, 2007 | Romney works Sun City crowd |
| Mar 30, 2007 | Tax Talk |
| Mar 27, 2007 | Romney Can Return Fiscal Sanity To The U.S. |
| Mar 24, 2007 | Romney Reiterates Support For War |
| Mar 24, 2007 | Gov. Mitt Romney Is The Right Choice For President |
| Mar 23, 2007 | Romney: Reform immigration, allow students to stay |
| Mar 23, 2007 | Romney Visits Bluffs |
| Mar 22, 2007 | Governor Mitt Romney - The Leadership America Needs |
| Mar 10, 2007 | The Mitt Romney I Know |
| Mar 08, 2007 | Romney Bets On Tax Cuts To Win |
| Mar 07, 2007 | Romney advertisement appeals to Cuban voters |
| Mar 03, 2007 | Clinton, Romney Lead Among Insiders |
| Mar 03, 2007 | Romancing The Conservatives |
| Feb 23, 2007 | Romney stresses family values |
| Feb 21, 2007 | The Best Choice Is Also A Good Choice |
| Feb 21, 2007 | Romney Mounting an Early Presidential Ad Campaign |
| Feb 20, 2007 | Romney holds fundraiser in Utah |
| Feb 15, 2007 | Romney Touts His Business Experience |
| Feb 15, 2007 | Romney's Campaign Of Transformation |
| Feb 11, 2007 | Romney courts state GOP |
| Feb 10, 2007 | Romney Says He'll Lead With Values |
| Feb 08, 2007 | Romney: Renew Bush's Tax Cuts |
| Feb 07, 2007 | Romney To Add Names |
| Feb 06, 2007 | Romney Heeds Call Of Florida |
| Feb 05, 2007 | Romney's Go-To Guy For Conservatives |
| Feb 03, 2007 | Romney seeks support from Kentucky Republicans |
| Jan 29, 2007 | Join the Club: Mitt Romney and Pro-Life Conversion |
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Analysts believe the major candidates have split their parties and the country. » The dilemma WSJ.com
Turnout among Republicans on Super Tuesday toppled a 20-year record in Alabama, according to the report issued by American University's Center for the Study of the American Electorate. More than 16 percent of those eligible voted in the GOP race, compared with about 7 percent in 1988.
The report's findings were based on unofficial results from the primaries held through Tuesday. Caucuses and California primary results were excluded.
Alabama had 58,000 new voters sign up in the three months leading up to Tuesday's race, just one sign of newfound interest in a primary that used to be held in June and had little or no significance.
In Georgia, Democrats came out in droves to support Barack Obama, breaking a more than 30-year-old turnout record. More than 16 percent of eligible voters showed up at the polls Tuesday, compared with less than 15 percent in 1976.
"We are likely to see more records broken until the contests are decided, which in the Democratic Party's case, at least may last until their convention," said Curtis Gans, the center's director who performed the analysis.
About 14 million people voted in the Democratic primaries this year compared with the slightly more than 10 million who voted in GOP primaries, according to the analysis.
Twenty states have held Democratic and Republican primaries so far.
Here are some of the report's findings:
_Democratic primaries in 12 states set records. They are Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Utah.
_Republican primaries in 11 states saw their highest percentages of voter turnout ever. They are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah.
_Combining party turnouts, the highest percentage of eligible voters showing up this year came in New Hampshire — 52 percent.
_Among the record-setting states, New York primaries had the lowest percentage of people voting with just more than 18 percent of all those eligible casting votes.
McCain takes command of GOP race as Obama and Clinton trade wins.
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Obama, Clinton face grueling marathon LITTLE ROCK - Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Tuesday he would press on with his White House candidacy, emboldened by wins in the South. Huckabee suggested he and John McCain were now the main two GOP candidates.
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"The one way you can't win a race is to quit it, and until somebody beats me, I'm going to answer the bell for every round of this fight," the former Arkansas governor said in an AP interview. He made a similar vow in a speech to cheering supporters here.
He portrayed himself as the best choice for conservative voters.
Huckabee said his strong showings in the South demonstrated that "conservatives do have a choice, because the conservatives have a voice."
Huckabee beat rivals McCain and Mitt Romney in West Virginia, Alabama, Georgia and his home state, and he was leading in a few more southern Super Tuesday states.
He said he would emerge from Tuesday's virtual national primary contests as the alternative to McCain, the Arizona senator and Republican front-runner.
"I've got to say that Mitt Romney was right about one thing — this is a two-man race. He was just wrong about who the other man in the race was. It's me, not him," Huckabee said in the AP interview.
He stopped short of saying Romney should drop out. However, he said his supporters, many of them fellow Christian evangelicals, sent a strong message to Romney, who has been casting himself as the strongest conservative in the race.
"The conservatives are in the South, and the conservative base of the Republican Party, I'm winning it. And there's just no way to argue that," Huckabee said in the AP interview. "Romney had to be able to show that he was really pulling those conservative votes, and he's not."
Preliminary exit polling from 16 states showed that white, born again, evangelical Christians split across the three leading Republican candidates, with one-third supporting Huckabee and the rest evenly divided between McCain and Romney.
Supporters of Romney suggested the Baptist preacher was siphoning off the votes of conservatives that would have otherwise gone to the former Massachusetts governor. He proved a spoiler in Illinois, taking enough conservative support to keep Romney from pulling off a win there.
The crowd roared as incomplete returns showed Huckabee leading in Missouri and Tennessee. They chanted "We want Mike!" in anticipation of the former governor's speech.
The cheers then became: "Mike is back!"
Confetti fell from the ceiling, as a speaker announced: "Your next president, Mike Huckabee."
Earlier, storms knocked out electricity at Huckabee's watch party, but a generator provided power for lights and big-screen television screens showing election returns.
Huckabee, who served as governor for 10 1/2 years, was counting on support from Arkansas and other Bible Belt states to help rebuild momentum.
After toiling at the back of a crowded GOP pack for most of last year, Huckabee burst to the front ranks with his upset victory in the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucuses, but did not fare as well in other early contests.
Huckabee barely competed in New Hampshire and Michigan — and lost both. He also fell in fiercely contested South Carolina. By Florida, Huckabee's money was drying up and his staff was thinning; he made little effort there.
McCain takes command of GOP race as Obama and Clinton trade wins.
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AP - Voters came out in record numbers in about half the states that have voted in presidential primaries so far, according to an analysis Wednesday.
CNN - CNN's Mary Snow reports on Mitt Romney's future in the Republican presidential race.
ABC News - Women emerge as the strongest vote in the Democratic primaries.
The marathon White House race Wednesday headed into new battlegrounds, with Hillary Clinton's Democratic duel with Barack Obama wide open, and Republican John McCain coasting towards victory. Read more »
This article lists both declared and potential Republican candidates for the President of the United States in the 2008 election.
In accordance with the 22nd Amendment, incumbent President George W. Bush will not be eligible for re-election in 2008, and Vice President Dick Cheney has not sought the nomination and will not run for President.[1] Since both are Republicans, the field is clear.
Mike Huckabee, born August 24, 1955, in Hope, Arkansas, served as Governor of Arkansas for over 10 years. Huckabee has announced he will seek the Presidency in the 2008 presidential election.[3] He has made several trips to important primary states, including a four-day trip to New Hampshire in August 2006. His campaign has been focused largely on Iowa for the Ames Straw Poll on August 11, 2007 He announced that he would be running in 2008 on NBC's Meet the Press television show with Tim Russert.[4] and has since made three appearances on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, The Today Show on NBC and many appearances on CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC regarding the 2008 presidential election. He was declared the victor of the January 3, 2008 Iowa caucus.[5]
Alan Keyes, former Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
Alan Keyes, born August 7, 1950, in New York City, filed a Statement of Candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission on September 14, 2007.[6] He served as Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations under President Ronald Reagan, and served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs from 1985 to 1987. He is currently on the ballot in 25 states.[7] He participated in Republican debates on September 17[8] and December 12.[9] If elected, Keyes would be the first African-American to hold the office of president, as well as the second Roman Catholic after John F. Kennedy. Keyes supports an amendment against gay marraige.[10] Keyes stated he would not have gone to war in Iraq[11], but also said that the war was justified[12] and defended President Bush's decision in on of his 2004 debates with Obama[13]. He has stated that troops should stay in Iraq [14] but also said that he would have turned over operations to the UN.[15] However, Keyes has stated that even while he was an Ambassador there, he was not a supporter of the United Nations[16].
Senator John McCain
John McCain, born August 29, 1936, in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, Senator from Arizona. Often characterized as a Republican maverick in the Senate, he is well-known. In 2000, he failed in his attempt to deny George W. Bush the Republican nomination: McCain continued his ultimately unsuccessful campaign long after the other Republican candidates had united behind Bush.
McCain's bipartisan compromise on judicial nominations and his strong support of campaign finance reform have drawn the ire of many groups,[17] many of which have vowed to work against any McCain campaigns for the Republican nomination in 2008. However, he has a strong stance on many issues and economically falls more along the lines of traditional "fiscal conservatism." These factors, along with his commitment to the War on Terror (including Iraq) have boosted his popularity amongst conservatives since 2004, when he emphasized these traits while stumping for Republican candidates.
On November 15, 2006, McCain announced that he would form an exploratory committee.
On the Late Show with David Letterman on February 28, 2007, Sen. John McCain announced he will seek the GOP presidential nomination, and made a formal announcement on April 25, 2007.
Representative Ron Paul
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Ron Paul, born August 20, 1935, in Green Tree, Pennsylvania, is a long time U.S. Representative from Texas with a strong constitutionalist and libertarian voting record. Nicknamed "Dr. No" for his opposition to tax increases and spending bills, Paul has chastened his fellow Republicans for abandoning the party's commitment to limited government, and for helping to create an unsustainable national debt now in the trillions of dollars.[18] Paul seeks to "reinstate the Constitution and restore the Republic."[19]
On January 11, 2007, Paul filed papers to form an exploratory committee for the 2008 presidential race.[20][21] He formally declared his candidacy 12 March 2007 as a guest on Washington Journal on C-SPAN.[22][23] Paul ran for President as a Libertarian nearly two decades ago. He is opposed to the Iraq War and had the distinction of being one of only seven Republican congressmen who voted against Iraq War authorization in October 2002. He has also opposed George W. Bush and the majority of Republican congressmen on many other issues, including the PATRIOT Act.
On February 20, 2007, Paul's exploratory committee posted on YouTube a formal video of him explaining his reason for running.[24]
Paul did well in Republican straw polls, has broken fundraising records, and has placed second in the Nevada ,Louisiana caucuses, and Maine Republican caucuses. Paul also received 10% in Iowa, 7% in New Hampshire, 6% in Michigan, under 4% in South Carolina, 3% in Florida and last in Wyoming.
Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts
Mitt Romney, born March 12, 1947, in Michigan, is former Governor of Massachusetts; he did not seek a second term in November 2006. Romney has made numerous trips to primary states such as South Carolina, Michigan, and New Hampshire, during recent years. Romney is running on his record as co-founder of Bain Capital, the CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympics, and his record as Governor of Massachusetts. Although he ran as a moderate for the office of Governor of Massachusetts and during his failed Senate bid in 1994, he supported more conservative positions as his term progressed. Romney formed a presidential exploratory committee on January 3, 2007, the day he left the governor's office.[25]
On January 9, Romney raised $6.5 million in his first fundraiser, beating both Giuliani and McCain's fundraising efforts ($1 and $2 million respectively).
Romney has already received major endorsements, including that of former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert.
Romney officially announced his candidacy on February 13 at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.[26][27]
The following candidates have filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
Rudy Giuliani, born May 28, 1944, in New York, former mayor of New York City. Giuliani said on October 2, 2005, that he would look at the possibility of running for President. On November 13, 2006, he announced that he was forming an exploratory committee. He has led several state and nationwide polls for the Republican nomination and the general election, and has been mentioned by many media sources as a possible candidate since the 9/11 attacks and a speech to the 2004 Republican Convention.[47] (See polls below) Giuliani is pro-choice, and supports a type of civil union between same sex couples and agrees for legal and medical reasons that same sex relationships should get the same rights under the law. He also believes in strong restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms and agrees with harsh punishment for illegal weapons or non permitted weapons. While opinions differ, some think that these positions could help him, should he secure the nomination, in the general election; others question whether the Republican base would support a nominee with Giuliani's social positions. On February 5, 2007, Giuliani unofficially entered the race for the 2008 U.S. presidential election by filing a "statement of candidacy" with the Federal Election Commission, but legally keeping him at the same level as he was while running an exploratory committee.[48] On February 15, Giuliani officially announced that he was running on CNN's Larry King Live show.[49] If elected, Giuliani would be the first Italian-American to hold the office of president, as well as the second Roman Catholic after John F. Kennedy. Giuliani finished third in the Florida primary on January 29, 2008. The next day he withdrew and endorsed John McCain.[50]
Senator Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback, born September 12, 1956, in Kansas, senior Senator from that state. In April 2005, the Associated Press reported that Brownback, who is little known outside his home state, "is using a network of social conservatives and Christian activists to raise his profile" in such battleground states as Iowa and New Hampshire. He is well known for his social and fiscal conservative record, such as opposing abortion and instituting a flat tax alternative to the current IRS Code. He was also instrumental in Congress' bestowing the Congressional Medal upon Mother Teresa. In his own words, "The core of my being is to rebuild the family and renew the culture." On December 4, 2006, Brownback announced that he would form an exploratory committee.[51] On January 20, 2007, Brownback officially announced his candidacy.[52] Of his campaign, Brownback has said, "I'm a son of a farmer from Kansas ... I still think anybody can be president. I don't think you have to show up with $100 million to do it. ... I'm the tortoise in the race. And I don't like how the race starts; I like how it ends up."[53] Brownback was one of three who raised his hand in the May 3, 2007, Republican candidates debate when asked "Is there anybody on the stage who does not believe in evolution?". [54] Brownback officially withdrew from the presidential race on October 19, 2007, and has since then endorsed John McCain. [55]
Duncan Hunter, born May 31, 1948, in Riverside, California, U.S. Representative from that state and former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Hunter formally announced his presidential candidacy in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on January 25, 2007. He is known for his strong stance against illegal immigration, and opposition to free trade agreements like North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization.[59] He introduced H.R. 552, The Right to Life Act, "to implement equal protection . . . for the right to life of each born and preborn human person"; it has over 100 co-sponsors. Hunter withdrew from the race on January 19, 2008 after a poor showing in the Nevada Republican caucuses.[60] He has since then endorsed Mike Huckabee.[61]
Representative Tom Tancredo
Main article: Tom Tancredo presidential campaign, 2008
Tom Tancredo, born December 20, 1945, in Colorado, U.S. Representative from that state and leading advocate for more restrictive immigration policies. On April 2, 2007, Rep. Tancredo announced his official candidacy on Iowa talk radio station 1040 WHO. Tancredo has a dedicated grassroots following among paleoconservatives. He has visited early Presidential primary states such as New Hampshire, Michigan and Iowa to begin building popular support and has polled favorably amongst grassroots Republicans. Tancredo announced on January 16, 2007, that he was forming an exploratory committee.[62] Tancredo was one of three who raised his hand in the May 3, 2007, Republican candidates debate when asked "Is there anybody on the stage who does not believe in evolution?"."[63] On December 20, 2007, Tancredo withdrew from the race and endorsed Mitt Romney. [64]
Fred Dalton Thompson, born August 19, 1942, former Senator from Tennessee and actor, best known for playing D.A. Arthur Branch on Law & Order. There was speculation that Thompson would run for Governor of Tennessee in 2006, but he declined to run against the popular Governor Phil Bredesen. On March 11, 2007, Thompson said "I'm giving some thought to it. Going to leave the door open. A lot of people think it's late already. I don't really think it is, although the rules of the game have changed somewhat. ... I think people are somewhat disillusioned. I think a lot of people are cynical out there. I think they're looking for something different." [65] On June 1, Thompson announced he had established a preliminary campaign committee, thus taking his first formal step toward an official presidential bid. [66]On September 5, he officially entered the presidential race.[67] On January 22, 2008 he dropped out of the race.[68]
Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson, born November 19, 1941, in Elroy, Wisconsin, is the former four-term Governor of Wisconsin and was Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He recently announced interest in the 2008 nomination and, on December 15, 2006, announced that he had formed an exploratory committee.[69] He officially announced his candidacy on April 1, 2007.[70] After a poor showing in the August 11 Iowa Straw Poll, Tommy Thompson announced on the following day that he is withdrawing from the race, and has since endorsed Rudy Giuliani.
Prior to his November loss to Jim Webb in the 2006 Virginia senatorial race, Allen had traveled a number of times to Iowa — the first state with a presidential caucus — and New Hampshire — the first state with a presidential primary). He had been widely assumed to be preparing a run for president.[72] On December 10, 2006, Allen gave an interview[73] in which he stated that he would not seek the 2008 nomination.
Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida
Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida; his family connections and history indicate that he may be next in line to continue the Bush family legacy, although his mother, former First Lady Barbara Bush, has stated that he will not seek the 2008 Republican nomination, and many analysts state that he would be a natural frontrunner for the Vice President slot on the Republican ticket. On January 27, 2007, as the keynote speaker at the National Review Institute's Conservative Summit in Washington, D.C., Bush denied rumors that he would run for President in 2008, but “when questioned did not rule out running as a vice presidential candidate.”[74]
Vice President Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney, current Vice President of the United States, has asserted his intent to not seek the 2008 nomination several times throughout the presidency of George W. Bush. In an interview on Face the Nation, Cheney said, "I've taken the Sherman statement. 'If nominated, I will not run, If elected, I won't serve,'"[75]
Bill Frist, former Senate Majority Leader
Former Senator from Tennessee and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist stated on November 29, 2006 that he does not intend to seek the nomination but wants to go back to practicing medicine.[76]
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House
Newt Gingrich was the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and former U.S. Representative from Georgia. According to the Associated Press, "The former House speaker who led Republicans to power a decade ago said he soon will visit Iowa and New Hampshire to promote his book, try to influence public policy and keep his political options alive." The AP reported him as saying "Anything seems possible," including a White House race. Gingrich first explicitly suggested he may run in 2008 on October 13, 2005, saying "There are circumstances where I will run", elaborating that such circumstances would be if no other candidate champions the major platform ideas that Gingrich advocates. However, he has since then said that the odds of his becoming a candidate are 4-to-1 against.[77] However, on September 20, Gingrich said that he would consider running for president if his supporters could raise $30 million in pledges by the end of October.[78] On September 29, 2007, Gingrich's spokesman Rick Tyler announced that Gingrich would not run for president.[79]
Senator Chuck Hagel
Chuck Hagel is the senior US Senator from Nebraska; however, he swore a pledge to only serve two terms, and thus will not be running for re-election to the Senate in 2008. According to NPR, Hagel was considering a Presidential campaign in 2005. [80] There were also a number of Draft Hagel blogs and groups online.[81] On March 12, 2007, Hagel made a statement on his political future, in which he kept open the possibility to enter the presidential race later in the year.[82] Despite being a fairly conservative Republican, he would have had to deal with elements of the party faithful due to his criticism of President Bush over the war in Iraq. It is widely thought that Senator Hagel would have had trouble emerging from the shadow of John McCain, as they are both outspoken Vietnam veterans. On September 10, 2007, Hagel announced that he would not seek the nomination.[83]
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice, currently the Secretary of State, said in March 2005 on Meet the Press[84], and elsewhere, that she doesn't intend to run for President, but can't rule it out. In an August 8-10, 2005, Republican primary poll in Iowa, Rice came in first with 30 percent, beating McCain and Giuliani, who each got about 15 percent. In October 2005, Condi vs. Hillary, a book by political commentator Dick Morris, discussing Rice as the Republican candidate, was published.
Governor Mark Sanford
Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina; popular with fiscal conservatives, but has said he does not intend to run. Sanford professes to be a firm supporter of limited government, and many pundits have described his views as being libertarian in nature. There are several Internet-based groups trying to convince him to run for President in 2008. However, on November 7, 2006, he said that his gubernatorial race at that point would be his last campaign, win or lose.[85]
Rick Santorum, former Senator
Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania; A number of polls had mentioned him as a potential Republican candidate. Once he lost his seat to his Democratic opponent, Pennsylvania treasurer Bob Casey, Jr., a run for the Presidency became decidedly less likely and on November 17, 2006, in regard to a Presidential bid, he stated "Absolutely, positively not. Absolutely not, my wife would throw me out of the house if I do anything in '08."[86]
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, born October 26, 1947, in Illinois, U.S. Senator from New York and former First Lady of the United States. Clinton announced the formation of her exploratory committee on January 20, 2007, with a post on her website.[1] She has delivered several speeches intended to reach out to moderates, according to analysts. She has also been holding fundraising meetings, including meeting with women from Massachusetts, a key constituency of potential rival and 2004 nominee John Kerry; however, these activities are consistent with the lead up to a campaign for re-election to her Senate seat in 2006. If elected, Clinton would be the first female president. Clinton announced on January 20, 2007, that she will run in 2008 (the same day she announced the formation of an exploratory committee). She has filed the official paperwork for an exploratory committee.[2] She placed first in the New Hampshire primary on January 8, 2008 and placed first in the Nevada caucuses on January 19 but fell one delegate short of Barack Obama. She placed first in the Florida primary on January 29, 2008, but was awarded no delegates, due to a prior ruling of the party unseating the state representatives because of the early date.
Former Senator Mike Gravel
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Mike Gravel, born May 13, 1930, in Springfield, Massachusetts. U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 and an active candidate for Vice President in 1972. He is most known for playing a key role in ending the draft during the Vietnam War through the release of the Pentagon Papers and through staging a one-man filibuster for 5 months. He is also notable for advocating a guaranteed annual income, which he termed a "citizen's wage," of US$5,000 per person, regardless of whether the person worked. On April 13, 2006, Gravel announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. His policy announcements to date include support for direct democracy, FairTax, and withdrawal from Iraq. Mike Gravel filed with the FEC in April according to various news sources.[3][4] The FEC's site has listed his reports since July.[5] MSNBC incorrectly reported that Gravel had dropped out of the race on January 3, 2008 after a poor performance in the Iowa caucuses. His website confirmed that he is still in the race.
Senator Barack ObamaBarack Obama, born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Senator from Illinois. A "draft Obama" movement began with his well-received 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address. Obama was the featured speaker at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual steak fry, a political event favored by presidential hopefuls in the lead-up to the Iowa caucus. He was endorsed by talk show host Oprah Winfrey in 2006.[6] Various recent opinion polls have seen Obama trailing only Hillary Clinton in several polls.[7] If elected, he would become the first African-American President of the United States. Obama announced on February 10, 2007, that he will run in 2008. He has filed the official paperwork.[8] Obama placed first in the
