All statements by Mitt Romney
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John McCain has said the economy is "not his strong suit."

Mitt Romney on Friday, February 1st, 2008 in Denver >>Details


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"Two-thirds of our economy is a consumer economy."

Mitt Romney on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in Boca Raton, Fla. >>Details


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"Now, I also support the Bush tax cuts. Sen. McCain voted against them originally. He now believes they should be made permanent. I'm glad he agrees they should be made permanent."

Mitt Romney on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in Boca Raton. >>Details


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"(My dad) used to campaign against the gas-guzzling dinosaurs."

Mitt Romney on Monday, January 14th, 2008 in a TV interview on CBS. >>Details


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"Sen. McCain says it was not a mistake to vote against the Bush tax cuts ... but now says the tax cuts need to be made permanent."

Mitt Romney on Wednesday, December 26th, 2007 in a press release >>Details


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Former business partner Robert Gay says: “The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney.”

Mitt Romney on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 in >>Details


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Huckabee "granted 1,033 pardons and commutations . . . more clemencies than the previous three governors combined."

Mitt Romney on Monday, December 17th, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa. >>Details


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Romney said "'No' to in-state tuition" for illegal immigrants.

Mitt Romney on Monday, November 26th, 2007 in a TV ad >>Details


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"In the African-American community today, 68 percent of kids born are born out of wedlock."

Mitt Romney on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla. >>Details


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"The mayor said … 'if you happen to be in this country in an undocumented status . . . then we welcome you here. We want you here. We'll protect you here.' "

Mitt Romney on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 in a debate in St. Petersburg, Fla. >>Details


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"The truth of the matter is that during my administration, the FBI’s crime statistics show that violent crime was reduced in Massachusetts by 7 percent."

Mitt Romney on Sunday, November 25th, 2007 in an interview >>Details


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“We had a No Child Left Behind — a similar piece of legislation in our state a number of years ago, well before the federal law. And it’s had a big impact here. It’s improved schools.”

Mitt Romney on Friday, September 14th, 2007 in an interview >>Details


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"I don't think that Rudy or Fred or John McCain support the marriage amendment."

Mitt Romney on Friday, September 14th, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC >>Details


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Mitt Romney: the innovator who created and revolutionized American businesses, turned around major companies.

Mitt Romney on Friday, September 21st, 2007 in a television ad. >>Details


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"Senator McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. Now he's for them."

Mitt Romney on Thursday, April 26th, 2007 in Stratham, N.H. >>Details


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