Mitt Romney Joins 2008 US Presidential Race

Mitt Romney formally stepped into the Republican Presidential field on Tuesday morning, accelerating a race that is almost at full speed nearly a year before the nominating process starts.
Willard Mitt Romney was born in 1947, in Detroit, Mich. Romney, who is Mormon, says his parents named him for two well-known Mormons: John Willard Marriott, the founder of Marriott Hotels, and Chicago Bears Quarterback Milton Mitt Romney.
Romney, who until last month served as governor of Massachusetts, chose to make the announcement in the state where he was born -- and where his father served as governor in the 1960s, potentially boosting his name recognition in a place where an early Republican primary will be held next year.
"Innovation and transformation have been at the heart of America's success from the very beginning,"...... "And if there were ever a time when innovation and transformation were needed in government, it is now."
Seizing on an increasingly familiar refrain on both sides of the 2008 race -- the need for experience -- Romney said that now is not the time for an American president who has, "never run a corner store, let alone the largest enterprise in the world."
A father of five, Mitt Romney Mitt Romney , 59, brings personal wealth, dashing looks and business credentials to a race that is relatively open. Although Arizona Sen. John McCain has led the Republicans in the early stages, he has not overpowered the socially conservative wing of the party, leaving room for a challenge from the right.
Thus hots up, the 'Race for 2008 US Presidential Election' , with this Republican's strong entry.
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