| − | '''Willard Mitt Romney''' (born March 12, 1947) is a [[RINO]] (Republican in name only) and former governor of [[Massachusetts]] and wealthy (thru his family) U.S. businessman, is currently a contender in the [[2012 Republican Primary]] and was first runner-up for the nomination in 2008. If he is elected, Romney would become the first [[Mormon]] president. His father, a former governor of Michigan–[[George Romney]]–also ran for president nearly 50 years earlier in the 1960s. On June 2, 2011, Romney announced that he would once again run for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. Presidential election.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romney-announces-2012-presidential-bid/2011/06/02/AG05iJHH_story.html?hpid=z1 ''Washington Post'' article (June 6, 2011)]</ref>He has been described by a noted historian as "to the left of [[Ted Kennedy]]. | + | '''Willard Mitt Romney''' (born March 12, 1947) is a former [[RINO]] governor of [[Massachusetts]] and successful U.S. businessman, currently the leader in the [[2012 Republican Primary]]. He was first runner-up for the nomination in 2008. If elected, Romney would become the first [[Mormon]] president. His father, a former governor of Michigan–[[George Romney]]–also ran for president nearly 50 years earlier in the 1960s. On June 2, 2011, Romney announced that he would once again run for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. Presidential election.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romney-announces-2012-presidential-bid/2011/06/02/AG05iJHH_story.html?hpid=z1 ''Washington Post'' article (June 6, 2011)]</ref>He has been described by a noted historian as "to the left of [[Ted Kennedy]]. |