2012 Presidential Campaign Blog

Mitt Romney Iowa Bus Tour Photos Music Man Square Mason City December 29, 2011 4 of 5 #iacaucus

Mitt Romney Iowa Bus Tour Photos Music Man Square Mason City December 29, 2011 3 of 5 #iacaucus

Mitt Romney Iowa Bus Tour Photos Music Man Square Mason City December 29, 2011 2 of 5 #iacaucus

Mitt Romney Iowa Bus Tour Photos Music Man Square Mason City December 29, 2011 1 of 5 #iacaucus

Mitt Romney Announces Support Of North Carolina Senator Richard Burr

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF NORTH CAROLINA SENATOR RICHARD BURR

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced the support of North Carolina Senator Richard Burr.

“I am honored to have Senator Burr’s support,” said Mitt Romney. “Senator Burr has been a consistent conservative who is committed to lowering taxes, abolishing unnecessary regulations, and restoring our nation’s fiscal health. With his help, I look forward to bringing my message of a ‘Simpler, Smaller, and Smarter’ federal government to voters in North Carolina and across the nation.”

Announcing his support, Senator Richard Burr said, “Governor Romney's proven leadership and his track record on issues of vital importance such as reducing government spending and creating jobs are exactly what we need to put Americans back to work, reduce our spending and address our national debt, and put our nation on the path to economic prosperity.”

“The lack of leadership from the current Administration has had a devastating effect on our nation, our economy, and on American families across the country,” continued Senator Burr. “Governor Romney is a strong leader with a proven track record of addressing the most pressing issues of our time – growing the economy and creating jobs for American workers. I am proud to give him my support, and I am confident he will be our next president.”

Background On Senator Richard Burr:

Senator Richard Burr Has Represented North Carolina In The U.S. Senate Since 2005. Before being elected to the Senate, Burr served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He previously worked as a sales manager for Carswell Distributing Company. He resides in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Mitt Romney Announces Support of Iowa Business Leaders

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF IOWA BUSINESS LEADERS

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced the support of business leaders in Iowa.

“These business leaders are at the heart of our country’s economic engine,” said Mitt Romney. “Along with new policies in Washington, a renewal of the entrepreneurial spirit, and the hard work of individuals like these Iowa business leaders, we can turn around our country’s economy.”

Announcing the Iowa business leaders supporting Mitt Romney, Jim Kurtenbach of Prairie Oak Capital said, “The policies of this administration have stifled business and hurt job growth. Mitt Romney is the one candidate with experience working in the real economy and different sectors of business. Job creators across the country know that they will have a leader in Mitt Romney who supports pro-growth policies, will lessen the regulatory burden, and will free the private sector to do what we do best: create jobs.”

 

Iowa Business Leaders Supporting Mitt Romney:

Edward Babka, Dubuque
Tony Beck, Owner of Papa Murphy's Pizza Chain, Council Bluffs
Michael Bennett, Sioux City
John Bloom, West Des Moines
John Burgeson, CEO Iowa State Bank, Des Moines
David Caris, Des Moines
Jake Chapman, Midwest Ambulance Service of Iowa, Adel
Steve Chapman, President & CEO of Ruan Transport, Des Moines
Doug Cropper, Davenport
Carl Dallmeyer, Retired CEO, McClery-Cumming Company, Washington
John DeDoncker, President of The National Bank, Bettendorf
Mikel Derby, Partner, Matchpoint Strategies, West Des Moines
John DeVries, Retired CEO of ColorFX, Des Moines
David Fisher, Chairman, Onthank Company, Des Moines
Tom Giese, Giese Manufacturing, Dubuque
Charlie Giese, Giese Manufacturing, Dubuque
Jason Giles, Nyemaster, Goode, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C., Clive
David Greenspon, President, Competitive Edge, Inc., Des Moines
Curt Hames, CEO Hames Homes, Cedar Rapids
Levi Hancock, Smooth Surfaces, Inc., West Des Moines
Steven L'Heureux, CEO, Ryko Solutions, Inc., Grimes
Mark Hudson, Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C., Marion
Bob Jacobsen, Vice President and General Manager, Missouri Valley Steel, Sioux City
David Kenworthy, Storey-Kenworthy, Des Moines
Kyle Krause, President & CEO Kum & Go, LC, West Des Moines
Bill Krause, West Des Moines
Jim Kurtenbach, Prairie Oak Capital, Nevada
Kirk Leeds, Boone
William (Bill) Logan, State Central Bank, Keokuk
Chris McLinden, Adel
Andrew Morf, Group Benefit Advisors, Cedar Rapids
John Nelson, CEO Silverston Group, Council Bluffs
Brian Nikulski CFP Nikulski Financial, Inc., Davenport
Mark Oman, Retired Executive Wells Fargo, West Des Moines
Spence Parkinson, Decision Innovation Solutions, Grimes
Ron Pearson, Chairman Emeritus & Former CEO of Hy-Vee, West Des Moines
Gary Ruble, Indianola
Mike Schreurs, CEO, Strategic America, West Des Moines
Karen Slifka, Partner, LS2 Group, West Des Moines
Tray Thomas, The Context Network, LLC, Booneville
Jon Troen, President, Rock Communications, Des Moines
Roger Underwood, Ames
Robert Van Diest, CEO Van Diest Supply, Webster City
Therese Wielage, Vice President, Merchants Bonding Co., Des Moines
Sumner Worth, Waukee
Jack L. Zadow, Albert City
Steve Zumbach, Des Moines

*Company/business names are provided for identification purposes only.

Mitt Romney Announces Virginia Leadership Team

MITT ROMNEY ANNOUNCES VIRGINIA LEADERSHIP TEAM

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced additional members of his Virginia leadership team. The additional members join Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, Delegate Chris Peace and Delegate Barbara Comstock as members of Mitt Romney’s leadership team.

“Virginia is on the most business friendly states in America and these Virginia leaders understand we have to make jobs our number one domestic policy priority,” said Mitt Romney. “The Virginia Founding Fathers understood the principles of free enterprise, hard work, and innovation and I am pleased these Virginia leaders are standing with me to  bring the common sense of our Founders back to the nation’s Capital.  I am committed to getting our economy moving again and creating jobs across the country.  With the help of my hardworking leadership team, Virginia can be a leader in our nation’s economic recovery.”

Announcing additional members of Mitt Romney’s Virginia leadership team, Romney for President Virginia Chairman and Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling said, “The team Mitt Romney has assembled in Virginia has been working hard to spread his pro-growth message, reaching out to voters and laying the groundwork for victory in November. These additional members of our team will strengthen our efforts in the state. Virginians expect our next president to reverse the failed policies of Barack Obama and enact policies that will get our economy growing again. Mitt Romney has demonstrated throughout this campaign that he understands how the real economy works, and he has put forth a detailed plan to create jobs. That's the kind of leadership our nation desperately needs, and we are proud to support him.”

Mitt Romney’s Virginia Campaign Chairs:

State Chairman Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling
State Co-Chair Delegate Chris Peace
State Co-Chair Delegate Barbara Comstock
State Co-Chair Delegate Tag Greason
State Co-Chair Delegate Dave Albo
State Co-Chair Delegate Jackson Miller
State Co-Chair Delegate John Cosgrove
State Co-Chair Delegate-elect Mark Dudenhefer

Mitt Romney’s Virginia Steering Committee:

Tom Foley – 1st Congressional District Chairman
Jack Wilson – 4th Congressional District Chairman
Linwood Cobb – 7th Congressional District Chairman
Mike Ginsberg – 8th Congressional District Chairman
David O'Kelley – 2nd Congressional District State Central Committee Representative
Jane Ladd – 3rd Congressional District State Central Committee Representative
Bill Flanagan – 4th Congressional District State Central Committee Representative
Wayne Ozmore – 4th Congressional District State Central Committee Representative
Dolores Switzer – 5th Congressional District State Central Committee Representative
Fred Anderson – 6th Congressional District State Central Committee Representative
Marie Quinn – 7th Congressional District State Central Committee Representative
Adam Tolbert – 9th Congressional District State Central Committee Representative
Brian Plum – Republican Party of Virginia Treasurer
Brandy Dyke – State Central Committee Representative
Anna Lee – State Central Committee Representative

Mitt Romney Campaigns in Iowa and New Hampshire Friday, December 30, 2011 to Tuesday, January 3, 2012

UPDATED: Mitt Romney Campaigns in Iowa and New Hampshire

Boston, MA – Mitt Romney will hold events across Iowa and New Hampshire this week, weekend, and next week. On Friday, he will host a spaghetti dinner in Merrimack, New Hampshire. On Saturday morning, Mitt Romney will host “Breakfast with Mitt” in Hampton, New Hampshire. He will then travel to Iowa to meet voters and discuss the economy in Le Mars and hold a town hall meeting in Sioux City, Iowa on Saturday. From Sunday to Tuesday, Mitt Romney will hold events across Iowa. The Romney campaign will spend caucus night in Des Moines before heading to New Hampshire on Wednesday morning.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Event: Mitt Romney Hosts Romney for President Spaghetti Dinner

When: 5:55 PM EST

Location:

Merrimack VFW
Post 8641
282 Daniel Webster Highway
Merrimack, New Hampshire

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Event: Mitt Romney Hosts “Breakfast with Mitt”

When: 8:55 AM EST

Location:

Old Salt Restaurant
490 Lafayette Road
Hampton, New Hampshire

Event: Mitt Romney Meets with Voters and Discusses Jobs and the Economy

When: 3:30 PM CST

Location:

Family Table Restaurant
511 Hawkeye Avenue
Le Mars, Iowa

Event: Mitt Romney Holds a Town Hall Meeting

When: 5:35 PM CST

Location:

Stoney Creek Inn
300 3rd Street
Sioux City, Iowa

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Event: Mitt Romney Meets with Voters and Discusses Jobs and the Economy

When: 2:15 PM CST

Location:

Family Table Restaurant
609 W. 7th Street
Atlantic, Iowa

Event: Mitt Romney Holds Romney for President Grassroots Rally

When: 5:05 PM CST

Location:

Bayliss Park Hall
530 First Avenue
Council Bluffs, Iowa

Monday, January 2, 2012

Event: Mitt Romney Holds Romney for President Grassroots Rally

When: 8:10 AM CST

Location; To Be Announced

Davenport, Iowa

Event: Mitt Romney Holds Romney for President Grassroots Rally

When: 11:50 AM CST

Event: To Be Announced

Dubuque, Iowa

Event: Mitt Romney Holds Romney for President Grassroots Rally

When: 4:15 PM CST

Location: To Be Announced

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Event: Mitt Romney Holds Romney for President Grassroots Rally

When: 8:30 PM CST

Location: To Be Announced

Des Moines, Iowa

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Event: Mitt Romney Holds Romney for President Grassroots Rally

When: 8:10 AM CST

Location: To Be Announced

Des Moines, Iowa

Event: Mitt Romney Holds Romney for President Caucus Night Event

When: 8:45 PM CST

Location:

Hotel Fort Des Moines
1000 Walnut Street
Des Moines, Iowa

Romney Releases New Iowa TV Ad: "Freedom And Opportunity”

ROMNEY RELEASES NEW IA TV AD: “FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY”

Boston, MA – Romney for President today released a new 60 second television advertisement that will run in Iowa titled “Freedom And Opportunity.” The ad, which features video from his announcement speech, highlights Romney’s credentials as a conservative businessman who will defend the economic freedom and opportunity that have made the United States the most powerful nation in the world.

Script For “Freedom And Opportunity” (TV:60)

MITT ROMNEY: “When generations of immigrants looked up and saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time, one thing they knew beyond any doubt, and that is they were coming to a place where anything was possible; that in America, their children would have a better life.

“I believe in that America.

“The spirit of enterprise, innovation, pioneering and can-do propelled our standard of living and economy past that of any other nation on earth.

“And in the campaign to come, the American ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a clear and unapologetic defense. And I intend to make it because I have lived it.

“We stand for freedom and opportunity and hope.

“The principles that made this nation a great and powerful leader of the world have not lost their meaning – they never will.

“I'm Mitt Romney, I believe in America, and I'm running for President of the United States.”

MITT ROMNEY: “I’m Mitt Romney and I approve this message.”

The Weirs [NH] Times Endorses Mitt Romney For President

THE WEIRS [NH] TIMES: “MITT ROMNEY: THE RIGHT MAN AT THE RIGHT TIME”

“Mitt Romney: The Right Man At The Right Time”

The Weirs [NH] Times

Editorial

December 29, 2011

http://www.weirs.com

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Still, the number one issue at hand is in defeating Barack Obama and his progressive agenda. We feel that the best candidate to take on this task and to win is Mitt Romney.

As a businessman in the private sector he was instrumental in helping many well-known businesses to success, such as Domino’s Pizza and Staples. In his time as Governor of Massachusetts, he helped turn a massive deficit to a 600 million dollar surplus while working with a Democratic majority in the House and Senate. When he took office, jobs were leaving the state, when he was finished, thousands of new jobs had been created.

His efforts in saving the 2002 Winter Olympics from disaster were extraordinary. Asked to take over an event losing sponsors in the midst of a bid-rigging scandal with serious budget problems, he cleaned up the leadership, restored public confidence and trimmed the budget. He did all this while at the same time ensuring the safety of millions at the event in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

A record number of Americans are showing dissatisfaction with the direction the country is headed in. We have seen three years of economic ignorance by a president who has no grasp or focus of what truly needs to be done. It has all been guesses and misses. It’s time for a president who knows what to do from day one as we are running out of time for experiments. Governor Romney is the right man for the job.

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With a billion dollar campaign war chest behind him, President Obama will stop at nothing to win reelection. If he does, we feel this country may be permanently changed for the worse. We must make a change, there are no options.