Earlier today Governor Romney issued the following statement criticizing President Obama for taking so long to adopt tax cuts and warning against another spending stimulus:
Romney to Obama: Stick to Tax Cuts, Not Spending
For two years we’ve listened to President Obama say that Republicans have no ideas to boost the economy as he pursued his reckless spending policies. Now he’s finally adopting some of the job-creating incentives for which I and other Republicans have been calling. Making the R&D tax credit permanent and letting businesses immediately write off capital expenditures will make a real difference for jobs and the economy. It’s unfortunate that it has taken the President so long to listen.
“It would be a mistake, however, to attach another spending stimulus, paid for with higher taxes, to the ideas that will actually work. Keep the good, and drop the bad.
Time after time Mitt Romney has given President Obama great advice on how to fix this economy. My hope is that one day Obama will take some of Romney’s advice and do what is best for the American people.
Chris Cillizza, from the “The Fix“, once again ranks Mitt Romney as one of the most influential leaders within the Republican party.
Most Influential Republicans and Possible 2012 Contenders
Here is what he had to say about Mitt Romney:
Mitt Romney: The former Massachusetts governor, who has been among the most prolific endorsers among potential 2012 candidates, is now backing candidates in more than half of all 50 states – a milestone that speaks to the strong groundwork Romney is laying for his all-but-certain presidential bid. Romney’s refusal to get mixed up in the controversy over the proposed Islamic center near ground zero – and his unyielding focus on the economic issues – demonstrate his keen political acumen and his realization that the economy remains the main concern for voters this cycle, and likely beyond.
Here is the full list of those that made the top ten: 1. Haley Barbour 2. Sarah Palin 3. Mitt Romney 4. Tim Pawlenty 5. John Boehner 6. John Cornyn 7. JIm DeMint 8. Mitch Daniels 9. Mike Huckabee 10. Pete Sessions
The top five are pictured up above in order of their rank.
In follow-up of yesterday’s post from Jayde, there is more big news out of Michigan today. Below is a short peek at Romney and gubernatorial hopeful, Rick Snyder, touring the Tapemaster Tool factory in Troy, MI. No doubt, these two Michigan natives are working hard to make the ‘Great Lakes State’ great again.
The video has been removed, and can be found here
Video h/t: BOSMAN
Also, Mitt Romney’s Free and Strong America PAC announced the endorsement of the following 11 Michigan candidates and a total of $28,400 in contributions to their campaigns:
Congressman Dave Camp: Congressman Dave Camp currently represents the 4th Congressional District of Michigan and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.davecampforcongress.com.
Congressman Thaddeus McCotter: CongressmanThaddeus McCotter currently represents the 11th Congressional District of Michigan and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.mccotterrocks.com.
Congresswoman Candice Miller: Congresswoman Candice Miller currently represents the 10th Congressional District of Michigan and is running for reelection. For more information about her and her campaign, visit www.candice-miller.com.
Congressman Mike Rogers: Congressman Mike Rogers currently represents the 8th Congressional District of Michigan and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.rogers4congress.com.
Congressman Fred Upton: Congressman Fred Upton currently represents the 6th Congressional District of Michigan and is running for reelection. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.uptonforallofus.com.
State Representative Justin Amash: Justin Amash currently serves as a state representative and is now running to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Michigan. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.amashforcongress.com.
Dan Benishek: Dan Benishek, a career surgeon, is now running to represent the 1st Congressional District of Michigan. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.danbenishekforcongress.com.
Bill Huizenga: Bill Huizenga, a small business owner and former state representative, is now running to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.huizengaforcongress.com.
Rocky Raczkowski: Rocky Raczkowski, a former state representative and businessman, is now running to represent the 9th Congressional District of Michigan. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.rockyworksforus.com.
Tim Walberg: Tim Walberg previously represented the 7th Congressional District of Michigan and is running to reclaim his seat. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.walbergforcongress.com.
Bill Schuette: Bill Schuette has served the people of Michigan as a Congressman, Director of Agriculture, state senator, and appellate judge, and is now running to become Michigan’s next Attorney General. For more information about him and his campaign, visit www.billschuette.com.
Thanks, Mitt, for supporting conservative candidates across the country! We look forward to following you on the campaign trail leading into the November midterms.
It’s only 5 days until the Georgia Primary showdown and Greta wants to know which endorsements we think are the most “politically strong”. Huckabee recently endorsed Nathan Deal in the race for the Georgia Gubernatorial nomination, while Romney and Palin had previously endorsed Karen Handel. (Jayde wrote about the endorsement here.)
We’ve embedded Greta’s poll here for your convenience, so get your vote on (for Romney, obviously)!
Update by Ross: I’m not sure why Greta left Gingrich out of this. It’s really Gingrich/Huckabee vs. Romney/Palin.
Mitt has backed Pete 110%, and after seeing this video I can see why! Pete is a smart conservative leader who will keep taxes low, cut wasteful spending and create jobs. Pete Hoekstra has the capability and the right policies to get Michigan’s economy moving again.
“I think by the traditional standards [Mitt Romney] is the front runner. As far as money, as far as organization and as far as doing it before,” commented Jonathan Martin from Politico. “He knows the mistakes he made last time.”
Jonathan Martin offers further commentary on all of the 2012 GOP hopefuls in a piece entitled Early Signs of 2012 Power.
Chris Cillizza, from the “The Fix“, once again ranks Mitt Romney as one of the most influential voices within the Republican party. Here is what he had to say about Mitt’s recent activities:
The former Massachusetts governor is slowly and methodically rolling out endorsements in state after state, acting like what he is: the current frontrunner for the 2012 Republican nomination. Romney still has questions to answer: Can he empathize with voters distressed about the economy? Will he compete in Iowa? But there are fewer unknowns surrounding Romney than anyone else looking at the race.
Here is the full list of those that made the top ten:
1. Haley Barbour 2. Mitt Romney 3. Sarah Palin 4. Chris Christie 5. Tim Pawlenty 6. Scott Brown 7. Newt Gingrich 8. Nikki Haley 9. Bobby Jindal 10. Mike Huckabee
The top five are pictured up above in order of their rank.
P.S. There is a poll at the end of the post. I suggest that you go vote.
“We’ve got some thank you’s that I need to say tonight. First of all, I’d like to thank Governor Mitt Romney who was the first National figure to come in to this state when I was 4th in a very heavy race.” ~ Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley (center) reacts to learning she has won South Carolina's Republican nomination for governor.
Her convincing runoff victory over Rep. Gresham Barrett—she had 65 percent to his 35 percent with virtually all the votes counted — makes her the first woman to win either party’s nomination for the state’s top job. South Carolina’s conservative heritage and the mood of voters this year means she is the frontrunner in November’s general election against Democratic state Sen. Vincent Sheheen – and a win would make her South Carolina’s first woman governor.
UPDATE by Jayde: Governor Romney congratulated Nikki Haley for her victory last night by phone and issued this statement today:
“Against the longest of odds, Nikki Haley took on the political establishment and won. Nikki’s conservative reform message resonated throughout the state of South Carolina because she is committed to fiscal discipline and is not tied to the old way of doing things. Putting her in the governor’s office will represent real progress in the effort to control government spending and restore the free market principles that have built and guided our nation.”
(HT Bosman)
Update #2 by Jayde: To listen to a 5 minute podcast of Romney speaking with Forum reporter Kristen Daum, click here. (Scroll down to ‘Audio’ in middle column.)
Haley spokesman Tim Pearson told POLITICO: “Gov. Romney came out for Nikki when she was in fourth place, and in a state like South Carolina that has national implications, that’s not an easy thing to do.”
“He gave us some real credibility in the state and country,” Pearson added of Romney. “He’s very popular and we’re excited for him to come out for us.”
“We appreciate everything that Governor and Mrs. Romney have done for the campaign – from coming out for Nikki when she was still, as she says, ‘Nikki-who?’, to traveling with us today, to the financial support. They’ve been a tremendous asset to the campaign, all the way around.”
Sorry for no additional insight, but it’s late!
(h/t Bosman, as always)
Mitt and Ann Romney do last-minute campaigning for Nikki Haley June 18, 2010. (Also pictured Henry McMaster)
UPDATE by Jayde: Here’s more on Mitt and Ann Romney aboard Nikki Haley’s ‘Join the Movement’ bus yesterday in S. Carolina to campaign for Haley. (Road trip rallies were held in Charleston and Beaufort.):
Washington Post -Romney was in South Carolina to campaign for gubernatorial contender Nikki Haley, who will compete Tuesday in a Republican primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett. Haley led in the primary last week with 49.5 percent of the vote, a hair’s breadth short of winning the nomination outright. She is favored to win the runoff Tuesday despite attempts by detractors this week to question her Christianity.
Haley, a first-generation Indian American, was raised as a Sikh, but she converted to Methodism when she was 24.
“I think the 49 and a half percent figure that Nikki Haley garnered is a pretty clear indication that the people of South Carolina want to focus on the key issues,” Romney said. “The distractions are not distractions any more.”
[…]
Haley’s endorsement of Romney wouldn’t hurt, either — should she win the governor’s race. She demurred on the question Friday, although she did say, “Oh, what a different place we would have been if we’d had a business man in the White House!”
Romney, meanwhile, is putting more than appearances in for the rising GOP star; according to new campaign finance reports, his federal and state political action committees together have contributed about $42,000 to Haley’s campaign — more than all but one other contributor.
(emphasis mine)
South Carolina’s run-off election takes place next Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Haley is running against Rep Gresham Barrett (R-SC).
Go Nikki!
UPDATE 2 by Jayde (6/19/10):
Augusta Chronicle – Friday, June 18, 2010
Haley told reporters she is taking nothing for granted, despite what seems an insurmountable task for Barrett to overtake her.
“It is about every person getting out to the polls,” she said. “It’s about every person understanding they are the ones who will influence what happens and I need them to get back out on Tuesday.”
Romney told the crowd that Haley represents “a next generation conservative — a people’s conservative.”
“It’s great to be able to come here and put our endorsement and stamp on Nikki Haley and say: You go Nikki, we need you,” said Ann Romney, who has battled multiple sclerosis and other health problems and doesn’t frequently campaign.
Mitt Romney released an Op-ed in USA Today about Obama’s lack of leadership during the BP oil spill.
Has it come to this again? The president is meeting with his oil spill experts, he crudely tells us, so that he knows “whose ass to kick.” We have become accustomed to his management style — target a scapegoat, assign blame and go on the attack. To win health care legislation, he vilified insurance executives; to escape bankruptcy law for General Motors, he demonized senior lenders; to take the focus from the excesses of government, he castigated business meetings in Las Vegas; and to deflect responsibility for the deepening and lengthening downturn, he blames Wall Street and George W. Bush. But what may make good politics does not make good leadership. And when a crisis is upon us, America wants a leader, not a politician.
UPDATE by Jayde: Governor Romney was on Hannity tonight (6/9/10). Sean Hannity asked Mitt about his USA op-ed piece that published today, and among other things, Obama’s lack of leadership on the oil spill, the effect of the spill on jobs, the national debt, and Obama’s ideology.
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