2012 Presidential Campaign Blog

Mitt Romney Campaigns in Colorado Springs and Spends Nevada Caucus Night in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 4, 2012

Mitt Romney Campaigns in Colorado Springs and Spends Nevada Caucus Night In Las Vegas

Boston, MA – Tomorrow, Mitt Romney will hold a grassroots rally with supporters in Colorado Springs, Colorado and then will attend the Romney for President caucus night event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Saturday, February 4, 2012                              

Event: Mitt Romney Holds a Grassroots Rally with Supporters

When: 2:45 PM MST

Location:                 

Springs Fabrication
850 Aeroplaza Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Event: Mitt Romney Attends Caucus Night Event

When: 7:40 PM PST

Location:                 

Red Rock Casino Las Vegas
11011 West Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada

Governor Sununu Campaigns In Maine For Mitt Romney

Governor Sununu Campaigns In Maine For Mitt Romney

Boston, MA – Tomorrow, former New Hampshire Governor John H. Sununu will address the Penobscot County Caucus in Bangor, Maine on behalf of Mitt Romney.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Event: Governor Sununu Addresses Penobscot County Caucus

When: 1:00 PM EST

Location:                 

Peabody Hall
Husson University
1 College Circle
Bangor, Maine

Mitt Romney Announces Support of Minnesota Leaders #mncaucus

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF MINNESOTA LEADERS

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced the support of Minnesota leaders.

“I’m quite proud to have the support of these Minnesota conservative leaders,” said Mitt Romney. “This wide-ranging support shows that my message of a smaller, simpler, and smarter federal government is resonating with Minnesotans as it is with voters across the country. I’m counting on these leaders to help me spread this message in the months to come.”

Announcing his support, Speaker Kurt Zellers said, “Minnesotans simply cannot take four more years of President Obama’s disastrous policies. Mitt Romney is the conservative candidate who has a clear plan to empower small businesses, rebuild the middle class, and create long-lasting economic growth. I am endorsing Mitt because he will work to improve the economy, reduce burdensome regulations and reverse economic policies that expand government rather than private sector job growth.”

Minnesota Elected Officials And Leaders Supporting Mitt Romney:

Speaker of the House Kurt Zellers
House Majority Leader Matt Dean

Senator Roger Chamberlain

Representative Kurt Daudt
Representative Dan Fabian
Representative Joe Hoppe
Representative Jennifer Loon
Representative Linda Runbeck
Representative Tim Sanders

Former Executive Director, Minnesota College Republicans Tara Anderson
Former Mayor of New Brighton and former 4th district GOP Chair Bev Aplikowski
Former National Committeewoman Evie Axdahl
Republican Activist Dirk Bak
Former Republican Candidate for Minnesota Attorney General Chris Barden
Republican Activist Andy Brehm
Republican Activist Ward Brehm
Former State Representative Laura Brod
Republican Activist Mike Campbell
Former Chairman, Republican Party of Minnesota Ron Eibensteiner
Republican Activist John Frydenlund
Republican Activist Matthew Gall
Republican Activist and co-founder, Cool Conservative Betsy Gall
Former Chairman, Minnesota College Republicans Jake Grassel
Minnesota Republican Party 4th Congressional District Officer Mary Igo
Former Minnesota Republican Party 4th Congressional District Chair Pat Igo
Small Business Owner Gary Iocco
Former Minnesota Republican Party Vice-Chairwoman Chris Jacobson
Republican Activist Greg Johnson
Minnesota Republican Party BPOU Chair Pat Kaluza
Republican Activist Matt Kirkpatrick
Republican Activist Carrie Kirkpatrick
Former State Representative Paul Kohls
Republican Activist Lisa Laliberte Belak
Vice President of Trade Marketing, General Mills Lohr LeSueur
Minnesota Republican Party 8th Congressional District Chair Ted Lovdahl
Mayor of Brooklyn Park Jeff Lunde
Republican Activist Lynn McHale
Former National Committeeman & Chairman of Romney for President Steering Committee Jack Meeks
Former Executive Director, Minnesota Republican Party Corey Miltimore
Republican Activist William Opsahl
Republican Activist Andy Post
Republican Activist Jeff Quinnell
Chairman of the BPOU Chairs Joe Salmon
Former Treasurer, College Republican National Committee and 7th Congressional District Vice Chair Chris Tiedeman
Former Minnesota Republican Party Chairman Bob Weinholzer
Former BPOU Chair Janet Weir
Former BPOU Chair Gerald Woodley

The Denver Post Endorses Mitt Romney for President

THE DENVER POST: “ROMNEY RIGHT FOR COLORADO REPUBLICANS”

“Romney Right For Colorado Republicans”
The Denver Post
Editorial

February 3, 2012

http://www.denverpost.com 

Colorado Republicans had it right in 2008 and, as they gather for precinct caucuses on Tuesday night, we expect they will get it right again.

As was the case four years ago, we believe former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is the best choice among candidates for the GOP presidential nomination.

With a ballooning federal deficit, a stubborn unemployment rate and a stagnant housing market, Romney's executive experience in government and business sets him apart from the field vying to take on Democratic President Barack Obama.
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Romney knows that this nation must get serious about its growing debt, and has said that he would cut government spending to 20 percent of gross domestic product. On entitlement programs, he understands that Social Security and Medicare must be revamped if they are to remain viable. On education, he has been a leader in supporting school choice.
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More important, in our view, is his record of accomplishment.

As governor of Massachusetts, Romney, despite a Democratic-controlled legislature, left behind a $2 billion rainy day fund. He had earlier rescued the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Those achievements demonstrate Romney is capable of managing under difficult conditions.
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In our view, Gingrich is simply too flawed and too untrustworthy to take seriously. Voters may like the idea of watching him tear apart the president in debates this fall, but the long view says those potential cable news highlights are hardly worth the risk of four years of a Gingrich presidency.
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Romney's impressive win in Florida last Tuesday — with an electorate that bears a much closer resemblance to the nation as a whole than Iowa and South Carolina — is a signal that his resume and message have the broadest reach among this year's Republican field.

Reno Gazette-Journal Endorses Mitt Romney for President

RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL: “ROMNEY CLEARLY IS THE GOP’S BEST CHOICE”

“Of those remaining, the former Massachusetts governor is the candidate who best represents the long-held values of Republican Party. Equally important, he is the one candidate who can be elected and the one best able to deal with the political realities in Washington, D.C., to accomplish what he and his party hope to accomplish if he’s elected president of the United States.”

“Romney Is The Best Choice For The GOP Nomination”

Reno Gazette-Journal

Editorial

February 3, 2012

www.rgj.com

Mitt Romney is the best — the only — choice for Nevada Republicans when they consider the four presidential contenders in their caucuses on Saturday.

Of those remaining, the former Massachusetts governor is the candidate who best represents the long-held values of Republican Party. Equally important, he is the one candidate who can be elected and the one best able to deal with the political realities in Washington, D.C., to accomplish what he and his party hope to accomplish if he’s elected president of the United States.

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Romney’s term as Massachusetts governor was widely considered a success, however, and he demonstrated an ability to work with legislators on both sides of the aisle, a skill that would serve him well should he win the presidency in November and find himself dealing in the highly partisan atmosphere of the nation’s capital next year.

He has the extensive, successful business experience that Republicans say the country needs in a president. He is the Washington outsider they say they want. And he has solid conservative, if not always firm, credentials.

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Romney clearly is the GOP’s best choice.

Mitt Romney Campaigns Across Nevada Ahead of Caucuses on Friday, February 3, 2012

Mitt Romney Campaigns Across Nevada Ahead of Caucuses

Boston, MA – Tomorrow, Mitt Romney will hold a business roundtable and address employees in Sparks, hold a grassroots rally in Elko, and hold a get out the vote event in Henderson.
 
Friday, February 3, 2012

Event: Mitt Romney Holds a Business Roundtable and Addresses Employees

When: 8:10 AM PST

Location:                 

Western Nevada Supply
Irrigation Showroom
950 South Rock Boulevard
Sparks, Nevada                         

Event: Mitt Romney Holds a Grassroots Rally with Supporters

When: 12:25 PM PST

Location:                 

El Aero Services Inc.
Elko International Airport
100 Murray Way
Elko, Nevada

Event: Mitt Romney Holds a Get Out the Vote Event with Supporters

When: 5:15 PM PST

Location:                 

Metro Pizza
14320 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway
Henderson, Nevada

Donald Trump Joins These Public Figures In Endorsing Governor Mitt Romney

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF DONALD TRUMP

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced the support of Donald Trump. Mr. Trump joins a growing list of over 2,500 elected officials, leaders and activists from across the country who have endorsed Mitt Romney.

“I am humbled by the endorsements I have received from Republicans across the political spectrum. Donald Trump’s endorsement of me today sends a strong signal that he believes we have the best chance to make President Obama a one-term president,” said Mitt Romney. “We share both a background in the private sector and a belief that Washington needs to get out of the way of small business. His support is a sign that business leaders are fed up with Washington and want someone with actual experience creating jobs and working in the real economy in the White House.”

Donald Trump Joins These Public Figures In Endorsing Governor Romney:

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman
Utah Governor Gary Herbert
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
Former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu
Former Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri
Former New Hampshire Governor and Senator Judd Gregg
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman

Senator John McCain (AZ)
Senator Kelly Ayotte (NH)
Senator Rob Portman (OH)
Senator John Thune (SD)
Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Senator Jim Risch (ID)          
Senator Mark Kirk (IL)
Senator Roy Blunt (MO)        
Senator Thad Cochran (MS) 
Senator Richard Burr (NC)
Senator John Hoeven (ND)
Senator Mike Johanns (NE)  
Senator Orrin Hatch (UT)

Congressman Darrell Issa (CA)
Congressman Connie Mack (FL)
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA)
Congressman Greg Walden (OR)
Congressman Jason Chaffetz (UT)
Congressman Jeff Flake (AZ)
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL)
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL)
Congressman Mark Amodei (NV)
Congresswoman Kay Granger (TX)
Congressman Charlie Bass (NH)
Congressman Aaron Schock (IL)

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette
Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne
Maine Attorney General William Schneider

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu
Conservative Leader Bay Buchanan
Conservative Leader Christine O’Donnell
Professor Mary Ann Glendon

Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems
Meg Whitman, CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants

Mitt Romney Announces Support Of Utah Governor Gary Herbert

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF UTAH GOVERNOR GARY HERBERT

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced the support of Utah Governor Gary Herbert.

“I’m pleased to have Gary’s support,” said Mitt Romney. “Like Americans all across the country, Utah residents are struggling under President Obama’s failed policies and broken promises. As president, I will put in place pro-growth and conservative economic policies that will get Americans working again.

“Now is the time for Republicans to coalesce around the one GOP candidate who can defeat President Obama and get our great nation back on the right track,” said Governor Gary Herbert.  “We need a leader with an unwavering moral compass.  We need a leader who can offer results, not rhetoric. That candidate is Mitt Romney.  In a time when millions of Americans cannot find work, we need a leader who has an indisputable track record of job creation and business building. Mitt Romney is the leader America needs and deserves.”

Background On Governor Gary Herbert:

Gary Herbert Has Served As Governor Of Utah Since 2009. Herbert was previously the Lieutenant Governor of Utah and served on the Utah County Commission. Herbert also served six years in the Utah Army National Guard. He resides with his wife, Jeanette, in Salt Lake City.

Mitt Romney Announces Support Of Additional Arizona Elected Officials

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF ADDITIONAL ARIZONA ELECTED OFFICIALS

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced additional Arizona elected officials supporting his campaign.

“I am heartened by the support of so many of Arizona’s conservative leaders,” said Mitt Romney. “This shows that my message of a simpler, smaller, and smarter federal government is resonating with the American people. With the help of these leaders, I look forward to bringing this message to Arizona.”

“This administration's financial policies have decimated the middle class,” said Mesa Mayor Scott Smith. “We simply cannot afford to continue policies that increase unemployment and mortgage our grandchildren's future to China. Mitt Romney has a detailed jobs plan to get Americans back to work and rebuild the middle class. I am confident he will also fix the generations-long problem of illegal immigration. He is the conservative champion we need in the White House.”

Arizona Elected Officials Endorsing Mitt Romney:
 
State Senator Jerry Lewis (Member of Appropriations, Education, Economic Development & Job Creation, and Border Security Committee)
State Representative Kate Brophy McGee (Energy of Natural Resources Vice-Chairwoman)
State Representative Jack Harper (Chairman of Ways & Means Committee)
State Representative John Kavanagh (Appropriations Chairman)
State Representative David Smith (Vice-Chairman of Judiciary)
Mayor Scott Smith (Mesa)
Mayor Hugh Hallman (Tempe)
Mayor Gail A. Barney (Queen Creek)
Mayor Byron Robertson (Huachuca City)
Mayor George Lemen (Pima)
Mayor John Moore (Williams)
Mayor Kenny Evans (Payson)
Mayor John Salem (Kingman)
Mayor Tom Shope (Coolidge)
Mayor Daniel Muth (Springerville)
Mayor Robin Boyd (Winslow)
Mayor Gerald Lindsey (Willcox)
Mayor Jack Hakim (Bullhead City)
Vice Mayor Bill Mulleneaux (Thatcher)
School Superintendent Thomas Tyree (Yuma)
School Superintendent Mike File (Kingman)
Justice of the Peace Joseph Knoblock (Benson)
Justice of the Peace Mark Baron (Fredonia)
Corporation Commission Bob Stump
County Supervisor Buster Johnson (Lake Havasu City)
Council Member Ken Taylor (Huachuca City)
Council Member Mike Farrar (Carefree)

Arizona Elected Officials and Leaders Already Endorsing Mitt Romney:

U.S. Senator John McCain
U.S. Congressman Jeff Flake
Secretary of State Ken Bennett
Attorney General Tom Horne
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu
House Speaker Andy Tobin
House Majority Leader Steve Court
Senator Rich Crandall (Education Chairman)
Senator Michele Reagan (Economic Development & Jobs Creation Chairwoman)
Senator Adam Driggs (Veterans & Military Affairs Chairman)
Senator John McComish (Banking & Insurance Chairman)
Representative Bob Robson (Employment & Regulatory Affairs Chairman)
Representative Cecil Ash (Health Chairman)
Representative Tom Forese (Higher Education, Innovation & Reform Chairman)
Representative Russ Jones (Agriculture & Water Chairman)
Representative Doris Goodale (Education Chairwoman)
Representative Peggy Judd (Member of Health & Human Services, Agriculture & Water and Energy & Natural Resources committees)
Representative Nancy McLain (Banking & Insurance Chairwoman)
Representative Justin Olson (Appropriations Vice-Chairman)
Representative Karen Fann (Environment Vice-Chairwoman)
Representative Heather Carter (Health & Human Services Vice-Chairwoman)
Representative Steve Urie (Government Vice-Chairman)

Mitt Romney Holds Campaign Events in Las Vegas and Grassroots Rally in Reno on Thursday, February 2, 2012

Mitt Romney Holds Campaign Event in Las Vegas and Grassroots Rally in Reno Today

Boston, MA – Today, Mitt Romney will hold a campaign event in Las Vegas and hold a grassroots rally with supporters in Reno.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Event: Romney Campaign Event

When: 12:15 PM PST

Location:                 

Trump International Hotel
2000 Fashion Show Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada                          

Event: Mitt Romney Holds a Grassroots Rally with Supporters

When: 4:50 PM PST

Location:                 

The Grove
95 Foothill Road
Reno, Nevada