Mitt Romney

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Election Coverage from MPR

Pawlenty wishes GOP caucuses carried more weight

The governor doesn't like that next Tuesday's GOP presidential caucus amounts to a straw poll. (01/31/2008)

Presidential candidates' supporters speak out

Midday talks with leading Minnesota supporters of the presidential candidates to find out why they think their candidate would be the best president. (Midday, 01/31/2008)

Republicans exchange barbs during debate

Republican presidential candidates John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul appeared in California to debate the issues with less than a week to go before Super Tuesday. (Midday, 01/31/2008)

McCain beats Romney in tight Florida primary

Sen. John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida Republican primary Tuesday night, edging past former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and seizing precious campaign momentum for next week's string of contests across 21 states. (01/29/2008)

Romney focuses on the economy as he battles McCain

Mitt Romney says his economic know-how should make him the choice of Republicans in Florida on Tuesday. (01/27/2008)

Presidential campaigns raise volume in Minnesota

Minnesota is getting a dose of presidential politicking in the wake of the New Hampshire primary -- at the surrogate level at least. (01/09/2008)

2008 Republican presidential candidates speaking from the stump

Presidential candidates are spending a lot of time trying to win more voters as the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary get closer. In the second of a two-part series of stump speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire, the Republican candidates have their say. (Midday, 12/26/2007)

What role should religion play in American politics?

Presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laid out his views on the proper role of religion in American public life Thursday, saying, "We should acknowledge the Creator as did the founders, in ceremony and word." (Midday, 12/07/2007)

Republicans sharpen their attacks during CNN/YouTube debate

With the final round of a yearlong campaign approaching, the Republican presidential race grew remarkably bitter during a CNN/YouTube debate Wednesday night, as the top contenders jockeyed for the upper hand -- and sought it by tearing down one another. (Midday, 11/29/2007)

Candidate snapshot

Party: Republican

Biography

Date of Birth: 03/12/1947

Place of Birth: Detroit, Mich.

Education: MBA, Harvard Business School, 1975
JD, Harvard Law School, 1975
BA, Brigham Young University, 1971

Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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