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Home Front: Politix

Romney to announce White House bid

2011-05-28

[Iran Press TV] Republican political figure and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is widely expected to formally declare his candidacy for the 2012 US presidential race next week.

The 64-year-old Romney will formally announce his bid for presidency on June 2, AP reported on Thursday.

This comes as Romney formed an exploratory committee last month to adopt a more strategic approach to the current battle for the Republican presidential nomination as compared to three years ago.

"He has spent the last two years meeting lots of grassroots Republicans and has done more fundraising and donated more to state candidates than anyone else," Steve Duprey, a Republican National Committeeman from New Hampshire, said.

Three years ago, Romney tried to run the table of early-voting states, spending millions of dollars in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

However,
The didactic However...
he was edged by former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee in the Iowa caucuses, and was ambushed by Arizona Senator

John Maverick McCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
in New Hampshire.

White House hopefuls Mitt Romney and Sarah Mama Grizzly Palin
... the babe libs love to hate ...
lead a narrower field of potential rivals for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination, according to a poll released on Thursday.

Michele Bachmann, a congresswoman from Minnesota, is also considering entering the race.

Other Republican White House hopefuls include former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives.

Posted by:Fred

#4 SW:

You don't have a choice between Romney and Bammo, any more than you had a choice between McCain and Bammo or Dole and Clinton. We know how that formula plays out. Between a Democrat and a Dem-Lite, the Democrat always wins.

Posted by: Iblis 2011-05-28 11:46

#3 Of the declared first-tier Pubs in the race, Romney and Pawlenty, I'll take either over Obama.

Of the declared second-tier Pubs in the race, like Herman Cain, I'll take him over Obama.

Of the declared others in the race, like Ron Paul, um, um, how long and how sharp are those needles you're about to jam into my eyes?

Posted by: Steve White 2011-05-28 11:31

#2 If he were in office today we'd be talking about getting someone to run a primary challenge.

Posted by: Iblis 2011-05-28 11:08

#1 Yawn. The GOP commences Operation Foot-Bullet: The Country Club Old Boys Gang wants a loser it can control instead of risking a winner it cannot control.

Posted by: OldSpook 2011-05-28 00:36

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