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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

I'm going to build on the same foundation Ronald Reagan built. We're not going to get the White House nor strengthen America unless we can pull together the coalition of conservatives and conservative thought that has made us successful as…

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

So don't put up barriers to keep us from being able to trade. America can compete around the world and to remain a superpower we must compete around the world.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

And the sacrifice that we need from the American people, it's this: It's saying let the programs that don't work go.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

So don't put up barriers that keep us from being able to trade. America can compete anywhere in the world. And to remain a superpower, we must compete around the world.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

I'm concerned about the taxes that middle-class families are paying. They're in a lot of pressure.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 11, 2007

We have 13 different programs to prevent teenage pregnancy. They're obviously not working real well. And we can probably cut it down to one or two that are making a difference.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Dec 11, 2007

And I will also eliminate subsidies on ethanol and other agricultural products. They are an impediment to competition, an impediment to free markets, and I believe that subsidies are a mistake.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Dec 11, 2007

Nobody understands it. Nobody trusts it. Nobody believes in it. And we have to fix it. And we can't raise taxes, as our Democrat friends want.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Dec 11, 2007

Nobody understands it, nobody trusts it, nobody believes in it and we have to fix it. And we can't raise taxes as our Democrat friends want.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 10, 2007

That's how we're going to win this election, and it's how we're going to change Washington.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 10, 2007

After all, he was the one who turned a cold, sober eye on the Iraq evidence and accurately judged it, and wisely spoke against the war.

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