Students for Mitt caught the attention of a major publication today with the release of a student produced video drawing attention to the plight of graduating students and their scant job prospects:
Just days after the former Massachusetts governor launched his presidential exploratory committee, Students for Mitt Romney released a video in support of their man. It features three students talking about the economy, their concerns about finding a job upon graduation and paying off their student loans.
“Can we afford to graduate in this economy?” one student asks.
The students then tout Romney’s range of experience. (Before he was the Bay State’s governor, Romney also headed up the management firm Bain & Co. and helped organize the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.)
Romney “stands as the most qualified Republican candidate due in large measure to his career as a leader in both the public and private sectors,” says Garrett Sweitzer, a Vanderbilt University junior who is a founder and chairman of the student group.
(my emphasis)
Students for Mitt Romney: Restoring the American Dream was created by Boston College graduating senior, Thomas Tatum:
SFM founder, Garrett Sweitzer, says Students for Mitt is a growing movement with activists on about 40 campuses in 25 states. Help spread the word to establish support for Gov Romney on campuses across America!
Link:
Students for Mitt Facebook Page
UPDATE: A Georgia Tech business administration student in Atlanta, GA (self-described liberal supporter) penned this on his ‘An American Blog’ today:
Location, Location, Location: Romney and Jobs
Mitt Romney didn’t deliver his ‘exploratory committee’ speech from his office. The speech wasn’t delivered in ‘small town America.’ The speech wasn’t recorded in front of 100,000 screaming fans in a major U.S. city. It was recorded…at a college. And that, meant a lot to me. It meant a lot to me that in the first ten seconds of his video he says, “[college students] wonder if they will find good jobs when they graduate.” To know that there is a candidate that sees that jobs for college students are an issue—and is working hard to find a solution to that issue…
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Read more here.
► Jayde Wyatt
This is great! The link after the Georgia Tech update that states “read more here” doesn’t seem to work. Just thought I’d pass it on,
Frank, I checked the link and it worked for me – maybe a glitch? Thanks for the heads-up, though.
Glad you liked the article. We need to spread the message to students far and wide that Mitt Romney is focused on their interests and he’s best qualified to get government to shape conditions that will foster job growth.
Mitt Romney is Miracle Gro on Jobs!
Love this! It’s totally true, too. My husband went back to school to get a Master’s, in part because the jobs available at the Bachelor’s level won’t pay student loans. Let’s hope the jobs at the Master’s level will. So far we’ve been lucky. But now we want Mitt! Because luck won’t cover everybody, but a thriving economy will.
Point of clarification: most jobs don’t ‘pay’ student loans. What I meant is they don’t pay enough to cover student loans in addition to cost of living.
Every candidate will enjoy some support from college students, but the truth is Obama still owns that demographic as do most Democrats.
No, Democrats don’t own that demographic…..changing viewpoints swiftly. I sell a government education program in the high schools and colleges. Obama will not win in 2012 due to the fact that a majority of the students who voted for him in 2008 DO NOT support him now! Romney is “the man” for 2012. Mitt, I support you all the way and believe in my heart of hearts you are the BEST man for the Presidential office! You will win!
@linda reel
Linda I need to see polling that would back that up. Most college students are very liberal especially when you get on the bigger college campuses.