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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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Jan 22, 2012

Fairly substantial, but I think it's irrelevant, compared to the fact that you were working for Freddie Mac.

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Jan 19, 2012

Speaker Gingrich is from a neighboring state, well known, popular in the state. So I knew we'd have a long road ahead of us and frankly to be in a neck and neck race at the last moment is exciting.

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Jan 19, 2012

I know there are some who are very anxious to see if they can't make it more difficult for a campaign to be successful. I know the Democrats want to go after the fact that I have been successful. I'm not going to apologize for being…

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Jan 18, 2012

I'm pro-life. And the Massachusetts Citizens for Life and several other family-oriented groups wrote a letter...

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Jan 18, 2012

We need to have someone outside of Washington go to Washington.

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Jan 17, 2012

There is one thing in there that may be legal and may be completely standard. In fact it is, but it's really unfair.

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Jan 17, 2012

It is possible that Rick Santorum actually won. That might make a big psychological difference.

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Jan 16, 2012

We've got a president in office three years and he does not have a jobs plan yet.

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Jan 16, 2012

We've got a president in office three years, and he does not have a jobs plan yet.

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Jan 8, 2012

I'm very happy that in my former life we helped create over 100,000 new jobs. And by the way, we created more jobs in Massachusetts than this president has created in the entire country.

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Jan 8, 2012

I'm very happy in my former life we helped create over 100,000 new jobs. By the way, we created more jobs in Massachusetts than this president has created in the entire country.

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Jan 7, 2012

I think when people go to Washington and serve Washington... I'd love to see term limits in Washington.

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Jan 5, 2012

I'm very happy that in my former life we helped create over 100,000 new jobs. By the way, we created more jobs in Massachusetts than this president's created in the entire country.

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Jan 5, 2012

I don't happen to think Barack Obama is a bad guy, I just don't think he has a clue. Having never worked in the private sector, never having had a real job, it's not a surprise he doesn't know how to create a real job.

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Jan 4, 2012

You just saw yesterday the president appoint people to the National Labor Relations Board without the confirmation of the Senate as a political payback to his friends.

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Jan 3, 2012

It's illegal. As you probably know. Super PACs have to be entirely separate from a campaign and a candidate. I'm not allowed to communicate with a super PAC in any way, shape or form.

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Jan 3, 2012

It's illegal, as you probably know. Super PACs have to be entirely separate from a campaign and a candidate. I'm not allowed to communicate with a super PAC in any way, shape or form.

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Jan 3, 2012

My goodness, if we coordinate in any way whatsoever, we go to the big house.

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Jan 1, 2012

We're going to win this thing with all of our passion and strength and do everything we can to get this campaign on the right track to go across the nation and to pick up other states and to get the balance I need, the votes I need to…

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Dec 27, 2011

If you're going to get in a campaign like this, you've got to have broad shoulders. And if you can't take on the negative that's part of a primary, you're sure as heck not going to be ready for what's going to come from Barack Obama. If…

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Dec 27, 2011

You have got to have someone who can stand up to President Obama and can actually beat him.

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Dec 27, 2011

We're going to get in a campaign like this, you've got to have broad shoulders, and if you can't take on the negative that's part of a primary, you're sure as heck not going to be ready for what's going to come from Barack Obama. If you…

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