GOV. MITT ROMNEY: "TESTED & PROVEN"IN THE BLUEST OF THE BLUE STATES
Mitt Romney Was A Conservative Republican Governor In The Bluest Of The Blue States:
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The Economist
, On Governor Romney: "Being The RepublicanGovernor Of Such A Liberal State As Massachusetts Must Be LikeSwimming Through Sugary Sludge."
"Being the Republican governorof such a liberal state as Massachusetts must be like swimming througsugary sludge. Everywhere he looks, he is surrounded by sweet-talkingliberal legislators, judges and citizens."
(Editorial, "Mitt Romney And Gay Marriage,"
The Economist
, 6/30/05)
There Are Almost 3 Times As Many Registered Democrats As Republicans In Massachusetts:
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Registered Democrats: 1,526,711
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Registered Republicans: 532,319
The Massachusetts Legislature Is Comprised Of Over 85% Democrats.
(Maria Cramer and John C. Drake,"Republican Lawmakers Hit Historic Low Mark,"
The Boston Globe
, 11/8/06)
Against Those Odds, Governor Romney Enacted A Conservative Agenda:Gov. Romney Turned The Legislature's $250 Million Retroactive Capital Gains Tax Increase IntoA $250 Million Tax Refund.
("Romney Signs Bill Abolishing Retroactive Tax,"
Boston Business Journal
, 12/8/05)
Gov. Romney Closed An Inherited $3 Billion Shortfall Without Tax Increases.
(Pam Belluck, "RomneyCandidacy Puts Massachusetts Economy In Spotlight,"
The New York Times
, 3/16/07)
Gov. Romney Has Championed Traditional Marriage, And Fought Efforts To Redefine TheInstitution.
(John DiStaso, "Romney: 1 Man 1 Woman,"
The
[Manchester NH]
Union Leader
, 4/4/07)
Gov. Romney Enforced A 1913 Law Preventing Out-Of-State Same-Sex Couples From Marrying InMassachusetts.
(Pam Belluck, "Romney Won't Let Gay Outsiders Wed In Massachusetts,"
The New York Times
, 4/25/04)
Gov. Romney Funded Abstinence Education For The First Time In Massachusetts' Classrooms.
(Andrea Estes And Tracy Jan, "State Widens Teaching Of Abstinence,"
The Boston Globe
, 4/21/06)
Gov. Romney Vetoed A Bill To Expand Stem Cell Research That Included Embryo-DestructiveMethods.
("Massachusetts' Gov. Romney Delivers On Promise To Veto Stem Cell Bill,"
The Associated Press
, 5/27/05)
Gov. Romney Vetoed Legislation That Would Have Provided For The "Morning After Pill" WithoutA Prescription.
(Governor Mitt Romney, Op-Ed, "Why I Vetoed The Contraception Bill,"
The Boston Globe
, 7/26/05)
Gov. Romney Filed And Promoted A Bill Protecting Religious Liberties.
(Brooke Donald, "Romney Files'Religious Freedom' Bill On Church And Gay Adoption,"
The Associated Press
, 3/15/06)
Gov. Romney Took Action To Enforce Immigration Laws.
(Michael Levenson and Jonathan Saltzman, "Troopers CanArrest Illegal Immigrants In Romney Deal,"
The Boston Globe
, 12/3/06)
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