Romney to Campaign in Sterling Wednesday
McDonnell raises money for Ramadan a private party in Ashburn.
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Loudoun County could become critical ground for political parties this year as Mitt Romney attempts to unseat President Barack Obama and former governor George Allen faces former governor Tim Kaine in the race for U.S. Senate.
Romney is expected at EIT LLC in Sterling at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to personally present a new truck to 70-year-old Virginia “superfan” named Jim Wilson, who lost the truck he had been using to campaign for Romney in a fire, according to a New York Times blog.
Gov. Bob McDonnell, who has been mentioned as a potential running mate for Romney, made a stop in Ashburn Tuesday night to attend a private fundraiser in honor of Del. David Ramadan (R-87th). Tickets for that event were $500 to $5,000 each.
McDonnell attended a luncheon in Washington, DC, with Romney Tuesday before heading to a Dulles Corridor Rail Association meeting in Northern Virginia. According to his website, the govenor is no longer available for a 3 p.m. event in Richmond today. That event coincides with Romney’s Sterling visit and could present another opportunity for the two to appear together.
A who’s who of local and state elected officials were expected to attend both events.
Loudoun Democrats were quick to criticize Romney in advance of his visit.
“Romney Economics didn’t work for Massachusetts,” state Sen. Mark Herring said in a statement from the Loudoun County Democratic Committee. “It won’t work for Virginia and it won’t work for Loudoun County.”
There has been some discussion and speculation (by McDonnell himself, yesterday) about the Romney campaign vetting McDonnell for the vice presidency.
joe brewer
2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
When Romnet left Massachusetts they were 30th in job creation.
Upon entering office, Governor Romney faced a $3 billion deficit. A windfall in capital gains tax revenue, caused by a previously enacted capital gains tax increase, reduced the deficit by $1.3 billion. During Romney's term he presided over a series of spending cuts ($1.6 billion) and increases in fees that eliminated a projected $1.5 billion deficit. Massachusetts finished fiscal 2004 with a $700 million surplus. Official state figures said that fiscal 2005 finished with a $594.4 million surplus. For fiscal 2006, the surplus was $720.9 million according to official figures. The state's "rainy day fund", more formally known as the Stabilization Fund, was replenished through government consolidation and reform. At the close of fiscal year 2006, the fund enjoyed a $2.155 billion balance.
One candidate eliminated a deficit, and had s trait years of surplus. The other has been recording record national debt
Dave
7:55 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
You can spin some of those figures a lot of different ways...
http://thinkprogress.org/progress-report/five-facts-about-mitt-romneys-massachusetts-economy/?mobile=nc
MIke
11:35 am on Friday, June 29, 2012
Romney = Obama. I see no difference in the two. Both will lead this country into socialism and decline, the only difference is the speed at which we proceed.