Romney Joins McCain for Economic Roundtable
John McCain led an economic roundtable this morning at the Renaissance Hotel in
Afterward, the group attended an event in front of 250 supporters in which McCain kicked off the final week before the election by aggressively making the case that he can get the economy moving again.
Romney started the morning making appearances at the request of the campaign on the CBS Early Show, MSNBC’s Morning Joe and Fox and Friends. Romney’s message was that John McCain is a formidable candidate, and that it would be a mistake to count him out because he “knows how to fight all the way to the finish.”
On The Road for GOP Candidates
Late night and an early morning! Up and at 'em. We have three good Republicans to campaign for today. We'll see
It’s a chilly day in
Governor Romney met with candidate John Gard, running in
After a bustling press conference where John Gard described the importance of keeping taxes low for people who live in the blue-collar battleground district, the pair spoke to a packed breakfast of 175 folks, then chowed down on bacon and eggs. Then, we’re off to
It’s raining in
Rushing to the airport, we stopped at "Pats Pig BBQ" for some pulled pork. At the counter, the proprietor says to the Governor, "Do you know you have a twin? You probably get that all the time," and yells into the kitchen, "Two pulled pork sammies with hot sauce for a guy out here that looks just like Romney!" While the Governor went to get forks, I clued her in. Her face turned redder than the sauce.
We land in
On the way to the airport, a storm rolled into
After a very bumpy flight to
Romney on Eight State Tour for GOP Candidates
Governor Romney today hits the ground running for Republican congressional candidates, criss-crossing the country on a three-day, eight state tour.
The Governor’s first stop: a luncheon fundraiser in
Later today, Governor Romney will jet to
The other candidates Romney will be campaigning for are John Gard in Wisconsin, a pro-business candidate and former speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly; Lynn Jenkins in Kansas, the current state treasurer and a strong fiscal conservative; Pete Olson in Texas, who is pro-life and pro-traditional marriage and running for Tom Delay’s old seat; Bill Cassidy in Louisiana, who is running on a platform of off-shore drilling and banning wasteful earmarks; Jay Love in Alabama, a small business owner; and Tom Rooney in Florida, a successful attorney and former JAG officer who is running against embattled Congressman Tim Mahoney.