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Mitt Romney

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Mitt Romney is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the junior United States senator from Utah, a position he has held since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Romney previously served as the governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. He gained national prominence as the Republican nominee for president in the 2012 election, where he focused on economic issues and healthcare reform. Throughout his career, Romney has been known for his moderate stance on various issues, including his support for certain aspects of healthcare and education reform.

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Apr 24, 2012

We need more conservative leaders like Kris willing to stand up for the rule of law.

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Apr 24, 2012

I anticipate before the November election we will be laying out a whole series of policies that relate to immigration.

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Apr 24, 2012

I anticipate before the November election we'll be laying out a whole series of policies that relate to immigration.

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Apr 24, 2012

Governor Romney supports the right of states to craft laws that assist the federal government in enforcing immigration laws, particularly when the federal government has failed in its duty to enforce those laws.

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Apr 24, 2012

The question is, if I were elected and Congress were to pass the DREAM Act, would I veto it? And the answer is yes.

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Apr 23, 2012

We will stop the days of apologizing for success at home and never again apologize for America abroad.

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Apr 23, 2012

His problem really isn't about flip-flopping. His problem is where -- his policy positions that he -- that he has embraced and that he supports.

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Apr 23, 2012

Are you better off today than you were when Barack Obama took office?

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Apr 23, 2012

That's not a Democratic talking point. That's his positions. He's going to have to answer for those positions.

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Apr 23, 2012

The last few years have been the best that Barack Obama can do, but it's not the best America can do.

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Apr 23, 2012

Tonight is the beginning of the end of the disappointments of the Obama years. And it's the start of a new and better chapter that we will write together.

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Apr 23, 2012

People are hurting in America. And we know that something is wrong, terribly wrong, with the direction of the country.

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Apr 23, 2012

This president is putting us on a path where our lives will be ruled by bureaucrats and boards, commissions and czars.

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Apr 23, 2012

Those who promise to spread the wealth around only ever succeed in spreading poverty around.

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Apr 23, 2012

I have a very different vision for America and for our future. It's an America driven by freedom where free people pursuing happiness in their own unique ways create free enterprises that employ more and more Americans.

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Apr 23, 2012

We will stop the unfairness of urban children being denied access to the good schools of their choice.

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Apr 23, 2012

And we will stop the unfairness of one generation passing larger and larger debts on to the next.

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Apr 23, 2012

Poverty will be defeated. Not with a government check, but with respect and achievement that's taught by parents, learned in school, and practiced in the work place.

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Apr 23, 2012

This does not have to be. It's the result of failed leadership and a faulty vision.

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Apr 23, 2012

We believe in America. We believe in ourselves. Our greatest days are ahead.

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Apr 23, 2012

Can he win independents? Can he make an appeal to narrow the gender gap? Increase his vote -- his support among Hispanics?

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Apr 23, 2012

He's been talking about women voters. He's been talking about younger voters. He's been talking to Hispanic voters.

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