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In Iowa on Tuesday, Mitt Romney delivered an impressive speech on his theme of the week: the debt. Rather than making this only about dollars and cents, he turned the issue into one about values and President Obama’s deficient leadership. Romney first laid out his case, explaining (in one of his more poetic phrases of the campaign) that a “prairie fire of debt is sweeping across Iowa and our nation and every day we fail to act that fire gets closer to the homes and children we love.” He continued:
Mitt Romney is adding two more victories to his win column. Nebraska and Oregon Republicans, as expected, have made clear their preference for the GOP nomination by choosing Romney in Tuesday's presidential primaries. In Nebraska, the vote amounts to a beauty contest.
In the latest battle of dueling campaign ads, Mitt Romney's camp has released a nearly four-minute video focusing on the personal plight of some of the nation's unemployed as the presumptive Republican nominee aims to turn the focus back toward President Barack Obama's handling of the economy.
When it comes to dividing Americans on the basis of their gender, I know a little something about the subject. I grew up in a time when many people believed that men and women should not always be treated equally. It wasn't easy to break through the barriers of discrimination, and I'm glad I didn't have to do it alone. When I became the first woman to represent the state of Texas in the United States Senate, it was with the help of a lot of women - and a large number of men, too.
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is firing back at an Obama campaign ad blitz with a web ad of their own: touting Romney's role in financing a small Fort Wayne, Ind. company called Steel Dynamics. The Obama campaign launched a tough, five-state ad blitz Monday telling the story of a shuttered Kansas City steel mill purchased by Romney's private equity company Bain Capital in 1993 — and the ensuing layoffs and pension fights a few years later.
Mitt Romney's campaign this week wants to shine a spotlight on President Barack Obama's failure--in their eyes--to reduce government spending. Romney will make this point in Iowa on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Obama for America campaign goes up with an ad attacking Romney's resume--attacking his role while at Bain, the private equity firm. You may recall--that's a line of attack former GOP rival Newt Gingrich made in the primary.
America has suffered 39 straight months of the unemployment rate being more than 8 percent and four straight years of budget deficits of more than $1 trillion. We need a change. We need Mitt Romney. Over the past four years we have experienced failed stimulus policies, overly burdensome federal regulations and a looming $16 trillion national debt that is the greatest threat to our economic security.
Mitt Romney's campaign on Sunday released a new Web video with the presumptive GOP nominee's sons paying tribute to their mother Ann Romney to celebrate Mother's day.The four-minute ad showcases video footage and photos of the Romney children with their mother, as the sons share their favorite memories.
