Former, and perhaps future, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney raked in some serious cash — $1.6 million — for his political action committee during the first half of 2009, despite the recession.
Romney, who dropped out of the 2008 presidential campaign after poor showings in the early primaries despite raising huge sums of money, is considered one of the untainted potential candidates for 2012. Problems saddling fellow Republicans like outgoing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Nevada Senator John Ensign have put their presidential aspirations in question.
In addition to trying to stockpile some cash in case he decides he will make another White House bid, Romney donated $5,000 to Missouri Republican Representative Roy Blunt, who is running for Senate in 2010, and Republican Bob McDonnell, who is seeking Virginia’s governorship.
Romney also gave $1,000 to Representative Mark Kirk, who has been weighing a bid for President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat in Illinois. Kirk has wavered on whether to run for the open seat being vacated by Democratic Senator Roland Burris.
One of the biggest recipients of Romney’s largess was the New Hampshire Republican State Committee, which got $10,000. He served as governor of neighboring Massachusetts.
Romney’s PAC ended the six-month period with almost $850,000 in cash on hand.
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- Photo credit: Reuters/Jim Young (Romney at the 2008 Republican National Convention)
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I think Mitt Romney for President and Mike Huckabee as v/pres would make an awesome team for 2012. I would certainly be proud to support their candidacy should we be lucky enough for them to run.
- Posted by Cornelia Butler[...] Republican Mitt Romney collected $1.6 million dollars in the Free and Strong America PAC during the first half of the year, which he used to help elect conservatives to public office: http://blogs.reuters.com/fro [...]
- Posted by UCRCC: Conservative Update | Union County Republican Central CommitteeJust one comment. The difference between fact and truth: Fact can be proven by statistics and polls …. truth cannot. FACT is not Truth.
I thank my psychology teacher at college for teaching us the difference. He said you can prove that women get pregnant just by holding hands or other such foolish things. It’s how you ask the question.
The media convinces us of facts. Unfortunately for them, conservatives are looking for the truth.
- Posted by KatieMitt Romney was not one of my choices during the last campaign, but he’s definitely in the top two if he decides to run for 2012. I think Mitt and Mike Huckabee would be an honest, strong and brilliant team - no matter the order of Pres/VP. So much do I believe this, I contributed to both this year; even though unemployment has hit us hard. Mitt & Mike for and honest, strong America!
- Posted by NancyMitt Romney is a very fine person. Here in Massachusetts there isn’t anyone that can have a negitive thing to say about Mitt on a personal level. He was a Republican governor in a very Liberal State controlled almost entirely by a strong Democrat machine. He was elected just by the strong appeal of his personal character and his ability to right the ship of a state with tough fiscal problems. He left office with a hefty surplus which sadly has gone the other way since he left the Governorship.
- Posted by Richard JohnsonI think you two are confusing the percentage of Americans with the percentage of Conservatives. As I pointed out earlier, the vast majority of Americans don’t agree with either of you. Neither do the vast majority of scientists or economists.
Gallup-Is Global Warming Occurring?
When asked their views on when the effects of global warming will begin to happen, 61% of Americans currently say “they have already begun to happen.” This is an increase from 1997, when only 48% gave this response. However, while over three-fourths of Democrats (76%) believe global warming is already happening, only 41% of Republicans share that view.
Harris-
Most people (85%) say they have seen, heard or read about the theory of global warming.
The great majority (74%) of those who have seen, heard or read about global warming say that they believe in the theory that increased carbon dioxide and other gases will lead to global warming and an increase in average temperatures.
Of those who have seen, heard or read about global warming, approximately half (52%) say they have seen, heard or read about recent international agreements in Kyoto and Bonn to limit emissions of greenhouse gases. However, this represents a decline from previous year, when 58% said they had heard of these agreements.
Of the people who have heard about the Kyoto or Bonn agreements, a large majority (73% to 20%) approves of them.
Of those who have heard of the Kyoto and Bonn agreements, a 54% to 30% majority now thinks that the U.S. government was wrong not to accept these agreements. This is an increase in public criticism of the government. Last year showed a much narrower (46% to 42%) plurality thinking the government position was wrong.
Feelings about the U.S. government position on global warming vary substantially by party, with 70% of Democrats and 56% of Independents thinking that the U.S. government position is wrong, while a 49% to 37% plurality of Republicans thinks the U.S. government position is right. However, it should be noted that half of the Republicans who answered this question did not think that the government position was right.
CBS/NYT- A clear majority of Americans — 72 percent — support a government-sponsored health care plan to compete with private insurers, a new CBS News/New York Times poll finds. Most also think the government would do a better job than private industry at keeping down costs and believe that the government should guarantee health care for all Americans.
NBC/Wall Street Journal- Poll numbers show that the American public overwhelmingly favors a choice between getting insurance coverage either through the private market or a government run option. Indeed, 76 percent of respondents said it was either “extremely” or “quite” important to “give people a choice of both a public plan administered by the federal government and a private plan for their health insurance.”
- Posted by getplaning