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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
Apparently, the slipping poll numbers have convinced him to announce the lower half of that pipeline. If we can get his poll numbers just a little lower, we may be able to get the other side, too. So let's get that job done.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Mitt Romney suggests that President Obama's announcement about the Keystone Pipeline is politically motivated due to falling poll numbers.

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