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 Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
| Romney on front page of Drudge - AGAIN! |
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., July 15, 2008(CBS) This story was written by CBSNews.com political reporter Scott Conroy.
Mitt Romney spent over $35 million of his own money and more than a year of his life on a bid for the presidency that fell short and ended abruptly. The former Massachusetts governor is not one to wallow in failure, but even for the incurably optimistic Romney, portraying his unsuccessful run in a positive light would seem an impossible task. Still, he manages.
"In some respects it's ideal," Romney said only half-jokingly as he sat down for an exclusive national interview with CBSNews.com before addressing the crowd at the opening of John McCain's Great Lakes regional headquarters. "Get out of the race just before summer so you can spend some time with the family at the beach."
Despite his deep summer tan, Romney has been anything but a beach bum as of late. Since dropping out of the Republican race in February, he has gone from being John McCain's fiercest rival to one of the Arizona senator's most visible surrogates. What was inconceivable during the height of their primary battles, the prospect of a McCain/Romney ticket, is now a real possibility.
The most obvious assets that Romney would bring to the Republican ticket include his economic expertise, fundraising prowess and potential to give McCain a boost in more than one battleground state. But a less talked about plus side to a Romney vice presidential candidacy is that despite his perpetually sunny demeanor, the former Massachusetts governor is not afraid to unleash razor-sharp political attacks against the opposition.
"This is not the time for an amateur," Romney said of presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama. "This is the time for a tested, proven professional to lead our country."
Romney brims with confidence and is almost always unflappable. The McCain campaign has taken advantage of Romney's willingness to take the offensive by encouraging him to make TV appearances on the senator's behalf.
The ability to stay on message is an asset for any vice presidential prospect, but that very trait also led to criticisms during Romney's campaign that he could come across as impersonal or robotic.
Asked what his father George, who as Governor of Michigan during the 1960's was a champion of civil rights, would have made of an African-American candidate winning a major party nomination, Romney refused to go off script, even for a moment, to acknowledge Obama's historic achievement.
"I think most Americans do what the Democrats did in their primary, which is they look at the person and say who can be the right leader at a particular point in time, and they make that decision without regard to gender or race or faith," Romney said.
"I think both of these guys are professional politicians-they get it," Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis said. "You get caught up in the primary and there's always emotions but a lot of that I think was more with the staffs than the candidates themselves."
Romney said that he hasn't been asked to provide any personal information to the McCain campaign. But how much does a man who has already run for president and whose biggest vice is the occasional bowl of Count Chocula need to be vetted any further?
"The reason you pick Romney is you want a very solid, competent debater, a good governing partner, someone who'll do what you say, and someone who can communicate on economics," CBS News chief political consultant Marc Ambinder said.
As a successful venture capitalist, Romney speaks about the economy with level-headed authority speckled with his trademark optimism. Though he has an affinity for facts and figures, Romney has the ability to break down complicated economics into simple terms.
"This is not in people's heads-this is reality. People are hurting across the country," Romney said, rebutting Phil Gramm's judgment that the U.S. is a "nation of whiners."
Romney has already been an active fundraiser for the presumptive Republican nominee, but adding the former governor to the ticket could give McCain the extra leverage he needs to bring in enough cash to compete with Obama's record-breaking fundraising, especially in Michigan, where the Romney name is especially salient.
"I don't think anybody's holding back," Anuzis said of Republican donors in Michigan. "But there's a difference between contributing and being part of the team and raising money enthusiastically."
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Friday, June 20, 2008 |
| Gov Romney is the first guest on Laura Ingraham's new show on Fox |
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
| Gov Romney stumps for Senate candidate in CA - talks energy policy |
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By Teresa Rochester | Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was in Ventura County on Tuesday, stumping for state Senate candidate Tony Strickland and deflecting questions about the vice presidency.
"That's something you don't campaign for," said Romney, whose name has been bandied about as a potential running mate for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "My job is to help get him elected. He's got dozens of people to choose from. It's a decision he'll make down the road. It's not something I could speculate about."
Romney, who dropped out of the presidential race in February, met with several hundred people at a fundraiser for Strickland in Westlake Village.
Strickland, who is the Republican candidate for the state's 19th Senate District, chaired Romney's campaign in California.
"I believe Tony Strickland can cut back on wasteful spending and can remove the interest of special interests and bring new ideas to Sacramento," Romney said in an interview before the event.
Strickland said he was honored to have the former governor at the event and described him as a "turnaround guy."
Romney said there is a need to remove the influence of special interests and that Massachusetts has a rule prohibiting "corporate contributions."
"Each state has different rules," he said. "I haven't dealt with the other circumstances in other states. I'll let the state officials in those states decide the best way to run their campaigns."
The former governor also pointed to his policy that those serving on his gubernatorial staff or as his Cabinet secretaries could not serve if they had a spouse who was a lobbyist.
He said the recent firings of lobbyists from McCain's and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaigns were necessary. Romney had several lobbyists advising his bid for the presidency, according to previous media reports.
With discussions recently focusing on solutions to the nation's energy crisis, Romney said he favored offshore drilling if it was done with the approval of citizens in affected states. It should be conducted as part of a comprehensive energy policy that the country is lacking, he said.
"In my view, we need all the renewable sources of energy," he said, adding that new technology "is an area where basic research, I think, can help be funded through the private sector, and it's a critical priority to help bring down the cost of energy."
Romney said policy changes would likely happen at the state level, with California providing the adjustments and incentives necessary to develop new technology.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008 |
| HAPPY FATHER'S DAY GOV. ROMNEY!! |
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I want to wish the Governor a happy Father's Day!! I am certain they are all keeping him busy today - here are a couple of pics:
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Saturday, June 14, 2008 |
| Romney urges support for McCain in Texas |
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06/14/2008 | By Kelley Shannon | Associated Press
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney predicted Friday that even GOP voters who are lukewarm about presumptive nominee John McCain will get behind him to ensure conservative Supreme Court appointments and victory in the war on terror.
"They'll recognize the significance of this election," Romney said before addressing a Texas Republican Party convention dinner. He said the Republicans must keep the campaign focused on "substance over style."
Texas GOP grassroots activists haven't shown much excitement about McCain, who skipped the party's informal straw poll last year but won the state's March primary. McCain's campaign sent Romney to speak for him at the state GOP convention, and Romney's remarks led to big applause for McCain several times from the conservative crowd.
Supreme Court decisions like the one Thursday giving suspected terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay the right to seek release in federal courts will underscore the importance of the next president in fighting terror and making judicial appointments, Romney said.
"It is a bad decision, and John McCain said so," Romney said.
McCain has denounced the court's decision as one of the worst in its history. Romney said McCain cares about the safety of Americans and would have the experience and judgment as president to battle military Islamic jihadists.
Romney said the GOP has a formidable opponent in Obama, but he said the Republican presidential ticket will score an "unexpected victory at the ballot box — unexpected by some in certain camps." He said the biggest challenge for McCain and the Republicans will be to keep the campaign about policy.
"Barack Obama is a charming, well-spoken candidate who generates enthusiasm with audiences," Romney said, adding that Obama is sure to outspend McCain.
Romney said he's "happy to support the team" but that he hasn't discussed with McCain the possibility of becoming his running mate. "I'll just say I'm here to work for Senator McCain," Romney said.
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee also visited the Texas convention Friday. He praised Obama as "a very dynamic, charismatic Democrat nominee" and said he hopes Obama's status as the first black presidential nominee means racism is in the past. Then he added, "I think Senator Obama has gone far enough this year."
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