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'''Willard Mitt Romney''' (born [[March 12]] [[1947]]) is a [[United States]] politician and businessman, former governor of [[Massachusetts]] and currently one of the presidential candidates from the [[Republican Party | '''Willard Mitt Romney''' (born [[March 12]] [[1947]]) is a [[United States]] politician and businessman, former governor of [[Massachusetts]] and currently one of the presidential candidates from the [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican Party]] for the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 election]]. He is married to Ann Romney and has five children and ten grandchildren. He is a Mormon (that is a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]), but Christian fundamentalists raise doubts whether his church is a cult. | ||
Romney is financing his campaign largely from his own pocket. he has concentrated on neighboring New Hampshire, which holds the first primary on January 8. He maintains a strong lead there. He lost his lead in Iowa, despite spending $7 million there, to surprise dark horse [[Mike Huckabee]]. With national support in the GOP about 15%, his strategy is to leverage big wins in Iowa and New Hampshire to gain national credibility. His good looks and well-organized campaign has been dogged by accusations that he radically changed his positions from being a moderate governor, in order to attract right-wing support in the primaries. | |||
For daily update on the polls see [http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/] | |||
see [[2008 United States presidential election]] | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.mittromney.com/ Official website] | * [http://www.mittromney.com/ Official website] | ||
* [http://myspace.com/mittromney Official Mitt Romney MySpace] | * [http://myspace.com/mittromney Official Mitt Romney MySpace] | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 12 December 2007
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12 1947) is a United States politician and businessman, former governor of Massachusetts and currently one of the presidential candidates from the Republican Party for the 2008 election. He is married to Ann Romney and has five children and ten grandchildren. He is a Mormon (that is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), but Christian fundamentalists raise doubts whether his church is a cult.
Romney is financing his campaign largely from his own pocket. he has concentrated on neighboring New Hampshire, which holds the first primary on January 8. He maintains a strong lead there. He lost his lead in Iowa, despite spending $7 million there, to surprise dark horse Mike Huckabee. With national support in the GOP about 15%, his strategy is to leverage big wins in Iowa and New Hampshire to gain national credibility. His good looks and well-organized campaign has been dogged by accusations that he radically changed his positions from being a moderate governor, in order to attract right-wing support in the primaries.
For daily update on the polls see [1]
see 2008 United States presidential election