Next up, Mitt Romney.
Romney, like Santorum, has been out of office since January 2007. Romney’s only government position was the Governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007. Before entering the 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial race, the only other political endeavors Romney experienced was a failed campaign against Ted Kennedy for the Massachusetts Senate seat. Romney also failed to get the Republican nomination for President in 2008, losing to John McCain.
Romney was a highly successful business man before entering public office. Romney co-founded a private equity firm, Bain Capital, in 1984 that accounts for most of his wealth. In 1999 Romney was hired as president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and has been praised for his efforts with the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
The New York Times believes that the similarities between Romney’s health care program in Massachusetts compared to ‘Obamacare’ passed by Barack Obama, a Democrat, will lend Romney to a conservative criticism and that his moderate stance on social issues such as gay rights and abortion will also turn away conservatives. It is also important to consider that the public remains underwhelmed with that fact that Romney is a Mormon.
I believe that Romney, the early frontrunner, can be an appealing candidate in the GOP race. Romney was an independent until he decided to run on the Republican ticket in 1994, so he is not a lifelong conservative. Romney is also not a career politician, and some people may view a successful business man as the right person to right the ship, financially speaking, in D.C..
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Romney was a highly successful business man before entering public office. Romney co-founded a private equity firm, Bain Capital, in 1984 that accounts for most of his wealth. In 1999 Romney was hired as president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and has been praised for his efforts with the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
The New York Times believes that the similarities between Romney’s health care program in Massachusetts compared to ‘Obamacare’ passed by Barack Obama, a Democrat, will lend Romney to a conservative criticism and that his moderate stance on social issues such as gay rights and abortion will also turn away conservatives. It is also important to consider that the public remains underwhelmed with that fact that Romney is a Mormon.
I believe that Romney, the early frontrunner, can be an appealing candidate in the GOP race. Romney was an independent until he decided to run on the Republican ticket in 1994, so he is not a lifelong conservative. Romney is also not a career politician, and some people may view a successful business man as the right person to right the ship, financially speaking, in D.C..
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