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'''Mitt Romney''' is | '''Mitt Romney''' (born in Michigan on March 12, 1947) is the son of former Michigan Governor George Romney. He founded the investment firm [[Bain Capital]] and later ran for the Massachusetts Senate in 1994, losing to incumbent Ted Kennedy. Romney took over the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and helmed a successful 2002 [[Olympic Games]]. He became governor of [[Massachusetts]] in 2003 and made a run for the Republican nomination in the 2008 election, losing to candidate [[John McCain]]. Romney made a second run for the U.S. presidency in 2012, with U.S. Representative [[Paul Ryan]] of Wisconsin as his running mate, but was ultimately defeated by President [[Barack Obama]] in a tight race.<ref name="Biography_Romney">[http://www.biography.com/people/mitt-romney-241055 "Mitt Romney biography"], ''Biography.com'', referenced 2012-11-17.</ref> | ||
==Views on Mitt Romney== | |||
According to Joshua Green, he could have turned his business experience into an asset rather than a liability, since he performed a useful function for the economy. Even [[Bill Clinton]] has lauded his "sterling career" as a businessman. Instead of putting that career at the center of his campaign, Romney has taken pains to avoid it. After an early attempt to portray himself as a “job creator” who put 100,000 people to work, he mostly dropped the subject of his time at Bain Capital. Ceding that story allowed his opponents to frame the race around the most unflattering details of his career—layoffs, plant closings—stripped of their broader context, and to portray Romney as a vulture capitalist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-01/mitt-romneys-missed-opportunity|title=Mitt Romney's Missed Opportunity|author=Green, Joshua|date=1 November 2012|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref> | |||
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* {{md|6267|Voting: The Seen and the Unseen|Daniel J. Sanchez|November 2012}} | |||
* {{cb|2012/11/fema-moral-hazard-and-devolution/|FEMA, Moral Hazard, and Devolution|Daniel J. Sanchez|November 2012}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 17 November 2012
Mitt Romney (born in Michigan on March 12, 1947) is the son of former Michigan Governor George Romney. He founded the investment firm Bain Capital and later ran for the Massachusetts Senate in 1994, losing to incumbent Ted Kennedy. Romney took over the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and helmed a successful 2002 Olympic Games. He became governor of Massachusetts in 2003 and made a run for the Republican nomination in the 2008 election, losing to candidate John McCain. Romney made a second run for the U.S. presidency in 2012, with U.S. Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate, but was ultimately defeated by President Barack Obama in a tight race.[1]
Views on Mitt Romney
According to Joshua Green, he could have turned his business experience into an asset rather than a liability, since he performed a useful function for the economy. Even Bill Clinton has lauded his "sterling career" as a businessman. Instead of putting that career at the center of his campaign, Romney has taken pains to avoid it. After an early attempt to portray himself as a “job creator” who put 100,000 people to work, he mostly dropped the subject of his time at Bain Capital. Ceding that story allowed his opponents to frame the race around the most unflattering details of his career—layoffs, plant closings—stripped of their broader context, and to portray Romney as a vulture capitalist.[2]
References
- ↑ "Mitt Romney biography", Biography.com, referenced 2012-11-17.
- ↑ Green, Joshua (1 November 2012). "Mitt Romney's Missed Opportunity". Bloomberg Businessweek.
Links
- "Voting: The Seen and the Unseen" by Daniel J. Sanchez, November 2012
- "FEMA, Moral Hazard, and Devolution" by Daniel J. Sanchez, November 2012
- Mitt Romney at Wikipedia