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Many South Carolina Republicans got a bogus holiday greeting card this week, purported to be from White House hopeful Mitt Romney, that cites some controversial passages of the Book of Mormon. Complete Story...
As a presidential contender, Mitt Romney has the looks, the money and the campaign machine. He also has something of a candor gap.
In a grudge match before next week's presidential caucuses, Republican Mitt Romney played it safe Saturday with a series of quick coffee-shop stops where he delivered a final pitch that was long on Iowa platitudes but short on substance.
Seeking victories in two states, Mitt Romney launched new hard-hitting ads against his top Republican presidential rivals Friday, criticizing Mike Huckabee on foreign policy and spending in an Iowa commercial while assailing John McCain on taxes and immigration in a spot for New Hampshire.
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney delivered his closing argument to New Hampshire voters Thursday, then headed west to seek a victory in the Iowa caucuses that would allow him to return with a winner's momentum.
Mitt Romney, the businessman-turned-politician, is employing his retail skills as he tries to close the sale in early voting Iowa and New Hampshire.
With John McCain on vacation and Rudy Giuliani occupied elsewhere in the state, Mitt Romney sought this weekend to close the deal with New Hampshire Republicans who remain undecided about his presidential candidacy.
The Concord Monitor broke with political tradition Sunday, telling readers in the state with the first presidential primary why they should not vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney instead of whom they should support.
Taking aim at a rallying John McCain, New Hampshire front-runner Mitt Romney said Saturday that his GOP presidential rival had failed "Reagan 101" by twice opposing President Bush's tax cuts.
After campaigning separately throughout the country, Mitt and Ann Romney were reunited on stage Friday night — and she stole the spotlight, prompting him to take a seat in the crowd.
Statements that Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney modified after media inquiries this week:
Mitt Romney, who earlier this year had to backpedal on his hunting exploits, is explaining himself again after claiming an endorsement he did not receive and saying he witnessed his father in civil rights marches he could not have seen.
Republican Mitt Romney aligned himself squarely with President Bush and his national security policies Wednesday, reaching out to GOP loyalists who hold the president in high regard, back the Iraq war and could sway the high-stakes nomination race.
Mitt Romney dismissed a picture on the Internet on Tuesday that apparently showed him attending a fundraising reception for Planned Parenthood in 1994 during his Senate campaign.
Mitt Romney's new TV commercial questions the judgment of Mike Huckabee, his fellow Republican presidential contender, noting the rival issued 1,033 pardons and commutations as governor of Arkansas while Romney issued none while leading Massachusetts.
Mitt Romney's eyes filled with tears Monday as the Republican presidential contender recalled watching the casket of a soldier killed in Iraq return to the United States and imagined if it were one of his five sons.
Republican Mitt Romney sought Sunday to deflect charges that he is a flip-flopper, insisting he had learned from experience and could be counted on to keep his campaign promises if elected president.
Mitt Romney accused Republican presidential rival Mike Huckabee of "running from the wrong party" for criticizing President Bush's foreign policy as an "arrogant bunker mentality."
From his carefully coifed hair to his data-driven business principles to his unwavering devotion to his oft-maligned Mormon faith, Mitt Romney is the spitting image of his father physically, professionally and morally.
Republican Mitt Romney retorted to questions about his faith by surging rival Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, declaring that "attacking someone's religion is really going too far."
With everyone moving their caucus up, I thought it would only be appropriate for Newsvine to have the first one. Over the next 7 days, you and your friends can vote for your favorite candidate. I hope this can help us all get a better feel for what people on Newsvine think.
Clinton, Edwards and Obama will be in a near tie for the Democrats so Iowa will settle nothing with 1,2,3, being Obama, Clinton, Edwards. No one else will be close. In the next election, New Hampshire, Clinton and Obama are almost tied with Edwards 10 points behind.
Romney has chosen to model himself on a version of Republicanism that is receding into memory. As Walter Mondale was the last gasp of the fading New Deal coalition, Romney has turned himself into the last gasp of the Reagan coalition.
I caught this opinion piece in the NY Times today. It's premise is that Romney's camp has created a machine that is molded to fit into all areas of conservatism. Mr. Brooks seems to think that what the Republicans need is a reform, regardless of how big or small that reform is.
FoxNews excerpt: "WASHINGTON — 2007 had no shortage of drama, comedy, joy and tears in the theater of national politics."
The year 2007 wasn't a good one for political honesty. Though not even technically an election year, it provided a bumper crop of falsehoods and distortions nonetheless. Presidential candidates kept us busy:
Two negative ads recently launched by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who has spent more on advertising than any other candidate, either misrepresent his rival's records or include distortions, according to a CNN analysis of the commercials.
The 2008 presidential candidates are obsessed with who's more like Ronald Reagan, who's a better hunter and who's more religious. Can't anyone be their own man (or woman)?
A Romney presidency would bring continued, endless war; further erosion of basic civil rights; greater intolerance and increased polarization of U.S. society. The U.S. government will continue to be a pariah on the world stage, feared by it's own citizens and hated abroad.
PRIMARY LESSONS Robert Fulford, National Post Published: Saturday, December 29, 2007
On Thursday, Mitt Romney put up a television ad knocking John McCain for not supporting tax cuts and offering amnesty to illegal aliens. The ad asks "John McCain, an honorable man.
Top 12 blunders committed by candidates in this presidential campaign as seen by Townhall columnist John Hawkins
As I watched Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee try to out-speechify each other in Iowa last week, it occurred to me that they are separated not just by temperament or ideology, but also by the distinct political cultures from which they hail.
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he'd support doubling the size of the prison at Guantanamo Bay, he was trying to show voters that he'd be tough on terror.
I was commenting on a thread earlier when I read a post about Joe Biden's voting record regarding amendments to the Bankruptcy laws. I didn't know this even though I am a fan of Joe Biden, and that got me thinking about this post.
Which is why it was striking a few days ago when Mitt Romney, a highly disciplined campaigner, made a major departure from his stump speech at a huge Christmas party here for more than 1,000 people.
If you Hear Something Long Enough I Saw my Father March with Martin Luther King" Accurate Citations from Books and Articles, False Memory Syndrome, or Speech Writer Blunder
A stunning new Iowa poll seems to show the New York senator with an apparent double-digit lead over her nearest rival among likely Democratic caucus goers, with voting just over a week away.
Seven political parodies of Christmas songs.
The Des Moines Register ran a story Thursday about how Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney while on the campaign trail defended President Bush's approach to wiretapping.
Mitt Romney's recent claims to have once had the NRA endorsement and to have seen his father march with Martin Luther King highlight his record of political pandering.
A few of his campaign trail anecdotes -- especially those he relates while on the defensive -- come complete with elements that pack an extra political punch, but sometimes seem to require a steady stream of qualifiers after the fact. During his recent speech on faith, the forme …
Columbia, South Carolina, December 20, 2007 (IMNS & Politisite.com) – Just one week ago a Rasmussen Poll had Governor Huckabee and Governor Romney in a statistical dead heat with both candidates at 23% from the last poll taken December 3rd.
I'm tired of being a punch line and a punching bag. If the only way to get Mormonism out of the arena is to getRomney out of the race, then I'm counting the days. This is oneMormon who would rather have a little civility and tolerance than one of our own in the White House.
Contrary to popular opinion, not every Mormon wants Mitt Romney to win.
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