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Romney plucks Big Bird attack
October 9th, 2012
03:44 PM ET
221 days ago

Romney plucks Big Bird attack

Van Meter, Iowa (CNN) - For the first time in days, Mitt Romney did not invoke last week's presidential debate during his remarks at an Iowa campaign stop.

But it was clear he was continuing to sharpen his criticisms of his opponent, Barack Obama.
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Filed under: 2012 • Debate • Iowa • Mitt Romney
October 9th, 2012
02:51 PM ET
221 days ago

Romney knew ex-SEAL slain in Benghazi

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Mitt Romney knew one of the former Navy SEALs killed in this year's Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, he told an Iowa audience Tuesday.

The GOP presidential nominee choked up as he described meeting the man his campaign confirmed was Glen Doherty, who was killed in the Libya attack.
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Filed under: 2012 • Iowa • Libya • Mitt Romney
Romney revives 8% unemployment critique at rainy rally
October 8th, 2012
06:54 PM ET
222 days ago

Romney revives 8% unemployment critique at rainy rally

Newport News, Virginia (CNN) - Mitt Romney rolled out a new response to last week’s jobs numbers during a rain-soaked rally in Newport News Monday, where he took heart from a group of several hundred hardy - and sodden - supporters.

After the release of Friday's government report showing unemployment had dipped to 7.8%, its lowest rate in years, Romney dropped a regular line attacking President Barack Obama for presiding over 43 months in office with a rate higher than 8%.
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Filed under: 2012 • Mitt Romney • Virginia
Romney riding high post-debate
October 7th, 2012
05:43 PM ET
222 days ago

Romney riding high post-debate

Port St. Lucie, Florida (CNN) - Mitt Romney used a well-received debate performance to power his way through a three-day swing this weekend in Florida, where audiences seemed newly energized after his perceived victory over President Barack Obama.

Speaking to large crowds in St. Petersburg, Apopka and Port St. Lucie, Romney opened up his stump speeches by recapping his match-up against the president.
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Filed under: 2012 • Florida • Mitt Romney • Presidential Debates
Romney's softer side in Florida
October 5th, 2012
10:01 PM ET
223 days ago

Romney's softer side in Florida

Saint Petersburg, Florida (CNN) - In a speech to another approving audience on what has become a post-debate victory tour, a contemplative Mitt Romney shared some of his personal side with Florida voters Friday night.

The GOP nominee, who was joined by his wife Ann, told an audience of several thousand supporters about the deaths of three Americans who had made a lasting impact on him.
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Filed under: 2012 • Florida • Mitt Romney
With Ryan by his side, Romney rallies Virginians in debate victory lap
October 4th, 2012
10:16 PM ET
226 days ago

With Ryan by his side, Romney rallies Virginians in debate victory lap

Fishersville, Virginia (CNN) - As favorable reviews of his debate performance continued rolling in, Mitt Romney sought to capitalize on the momentum from his first head-to-head match-up against President Obama at an energetic rally Thursday night in Virginia.

The GOP presidential nominee had a busy night: He reconnected with his running mate Paul Ryan, accepted the endorsement of the National Rifle Association and declared his day brightened by a pre-speech concert by country star Trace Adkins - all at a rollicking outdoor rally attended by more than 6,000 supporters in western Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.
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Filed under: 2012 • Mitt Romney • Virginia
October 4th, 2012
01:30 PM ET
226 days ago

Hero's welcome for Romney at conservative conference

Denver (CNN) - The morning after Mitt Romney's widely-lauded debate performance, Republican officials in Colorado showed their approval with a lengthy standing ovation during a surprise appearance by the GOP nominee.

On the heels of a flurry of positive reviews, Romney made an unscheduled stop Thursday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Denver, where he repeated his Wednesday-night criticism of what he called President Obama's "trickle-down government."
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Filed under: 2012 • Colorado • CPAC • Mitt Romney • Presidential Debates
Romney: Debates aren't about a win
October 1st, 2012
11:12 PM ET
229 days ago

Romney: Debates aren't about a win

Denver (CNN) - As Mitt Romney headed into the crunch period of debate preparation with a heavy weight of expectations on his shoulders, he told a sprawling Denver audience that the Wednesday night match-up against President Barack Obama wasn't about a scoring a win.

"People want to know who's going to win - who's going to score the punches and who's going to make the biggest difference in the arguments they make," Romney said. "You know, in my view, it's not so much winning and losing or even the people themselves - the president and myself - it's about something bigger than that."
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Filed under: 2012
Swing voters can still be won, Team Romney says
October 1st, 2012
11:36 AM ET
229 days ago

Swing voters can still be won, Team Romney says

Boston (CNN) - As Mitt Romney headed into another session of debate preparations in Boston, his advisers said the nominee still had time to convince swing voters to support him.

In the final five weeks of the election, Romney will seek to appeal to voters on a range of issues, including taxes and spending, job growth, small business growth, health care, energy and foreign policy.
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Filed under: 2012 • Massachusetts • Mitt Romney
Romney 'my heart aches' for those struggling
September 26th, 2012
10:27 AM ET
234 days ago

Romney 'my heart aches' for those struggling

Westerville, Ohio (CNN) – As he attempts to reverse a polling deficit against President Obama in Ohio, Mitt Romney had a message for that swing state's voters Wednesday: he feels their pain, and he knows how to fix it.

The GOP presidential candidate told 2,000 voters in a high school gym outside Columbus they could trust him to know his strengths – righting the economy, he said, as well as tackling the national debt.
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Filed under: 2012 • Economy • Mitt Romney • Ohio
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