Word: romneys
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...important (but ultimately meaningless) Iowa straw poll, Mitt Romney finishes first, Mike Huckabee comes in second and McCain 10th--second to last--with 101 votes...
...Huckabee wins the Iowa caucuses, Romney comes in second, and McCain ties for third...
...exacting, sometimes wooden delivery style that Romney suffered from in the primaries is well suited to the general election, which revolves around television soundbites, not town hall meetings and church basement gatherings. For Romney, though, the biggest barrier may be the well-documented personal animosity that existed between McCain and him during the primary. But Romney tried to minimize its import. "Despite the fact that we differed on issues, in every debate I pointed out my respect for him," Romney said, leaving out the fact that those compliments were often followed by sharp attacks on McCain. Romney said...
...Democrats, in anticipation of Romney's appointment to the McCain ticket, have been sending out releases attacking the former governor as "one of President Bush's biggest defenders" who is out of touch with working people. On Monday, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe called Romney a "job killer" for his work in the private sector as a corporate manager. Romney responded to the charge by claiming that he had created far more jobs than he ever eliminated...
...over the course of the day, a remarkable marathon of interviews, with Romney showing himself eager to tackle almost any subject but one. At the end of one press conference, he was asked if he had any interest in serving as vice president. Romney turned to Marsha Blackburn, a Republican congresswoman from Tennessee. "You can take that," he said with a smile. She demurred. So Romney turned to face the reporters again. "We haven't got anything on that one," he said. "Thanks...