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I think one of the biggest problems Romney will face is the LDS church's involvement in the California Prop 8 vote a couple of years ago. I don't think the LGBT community has the numbers to affect an election, but it certainly has enough of a voice to make waves.

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Recent statements about Mitt Romney's religious background can be Discussed here: Source 5

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If I'm not wrong in the standings for the last election it was McCain, Huckabee and then Romney in for third choice. It will most likely be Huckabee over Romney for voters this time around too.

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Huckabee vs. Romney?

News broke Wednesday that Huckabee significantly denigrates "RomneyCare" in his new book, "A Simple Government." Friday morning on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program, Huckabee explained how he thinks Romney could distance himself from RomneyCare. When asked whether the Massachusetts health-care reform is a campaign killer for Mitt's 2012 presidential hopes, Huckabee said, "I think it depends on how he handles it. He could say we shouldn't try it in all 50 states because the state we tried it in, it didn't work out as well. That's the way he could answer it." Ref. Source 7

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Romney Defends Record on Health Care, Cites Obamacare Opposition

Likely Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is defending his record on health care in a speech today and an editorial appearing in USA Today as he comes under fire for implementing a plan in Massachusetts that critics say is similar to Obamacare.

The Obama plan that congressional Democrats railroaded through Congress contained loopholes allowing abortion funding and presented rationing concerns for pro-life groups. The plan has come under heavy criticism and is opposed by both a majority of Americans and the overwhelming majority of Republican voters who will be determining which GOP candidate takes on pro-abortion President Barack Obama in 2012.

Romney campaigned in 2008 as a pro-life candidate after seeking the governorship of Massachusetts as an abortion advocate. While some pro-life voters welcomed his conversion before the 2008 campaign, others questioned his sincerity and whether he was merely trying to win over the majority of Republican voters who take a pro-life position.

On the issue of health care, Romney now faces the same sort of skepticism. The former governor instituted a government-run health care plan in Massachusetts that was criticized for paying for most of the cost of an abortion, although Romney officials maintain a state Supreme Court decision forced that to be included. The Massachusetts plan requires individuals to purchase health care - the point that is the contention in the lawsuits states and others have filed against Obamacare.

The health care issue has dogged Romney for months and, ironically, Romney's announcement of his exploratory committee in April came on the fifth anniversary of the Romney health care plan becoming law. Ref. Source 6

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to enter presidential race next week

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney plans to announce next week that he's running for the GOP presidential nomination. Ref. USAToday

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney today formally declared his intention to seek the 2012 Republican nomination for president.

Romney, who has consistently placed at the top of GOP voters" preference polls and who was an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 2008, said he intends to make improving the economy the centerpiece of his campaign against President Barack Obama. "Barack Obama has failed America," he told supporters in New Hampshire, the site of the first primary of the 2012 campaign. Ref. CNN

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Romney: 'Corporations Are People'
By Maggie Haberman

Video of Mitt Romney's tense moments at the Iowa State Fair. Ref. Source 6