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2012 Presidential Primaries
Romney Releases Web Video: 'Businesses Are Comprised Of People'
Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)
Updated: Aug 19, 2011, 2:53PM
Mitt Romney released a new web video on Friday, firing back at Democratic attacks on his "corporations are people, my friend" comment to a voter in Iowa last week, when he explained his opposition to raising taxes on businesses.
The video is entitled "Mitt on the Road: A Week in New Hampshire," and shows clips of Romney speaking at different locations around that key early primary state, and discussing the poor condition of the economy.
At just over the halfway mark, Romney declares: "Businesses are comprised of people. I'm talking about repair shops, and gas stations, and beauty salons, and restaurants. I'm talking about Apple computer, and Facebook, and Microsoft. I'm talking about businesses that employ people. It's really astonishing to me that the Obama folks would try and argue that businesses aren't people. What do they think they are? Little men from Mars? But when they tax business, they tax people."
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Polls
Poll: New Hampshire Still Romney's Turf In GOP Primary
GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney (R-MA)
With another high profile candidate in the GOP presidential primary field and the Ames Straw Poll in the books, attention is turning back to the votes that will really matter: key among them, New Hampshire. A new poll out on Wednesday shows that despite the recent shakeup in the race with the addition of Tex. Gov. Rick Perry, Granite State GOP voters are still behind former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney at the moment.
Romney is the first choice of 36 percent of GOP voters in the new survey sponsored by the New Hampshire Journal. Romney's score is twice that of the next closest candidate, Perry, who polls at 18 percent. Following Romney and Perry is Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) with 14 percent, then Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) with 10. Businessman Herman Cain and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. both register 3 percent, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 2 percent and former PA Senator Rick Santorum rounding out the field with 1.
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Roundup
TPMDC Morning Roundup
FCC Expected To Approve Network Neutrality Today
The Associated Press reports: "New rules aimed at prohibiting broadband providers from becoming gatekeepers of Internet traffic now have just enough votes to pass the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday. The rules would prohibit phone and cable companies from abusing their control over broadband connections to discriminate against rival content or services, such as Internet phone calls or online video, or play favorites with Web traffic. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski now has the three votes needed for approval, despite firm opposition from the two Republicans on the five-member commission."
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the presidential daily briefing at 10:05 a.m. ET. Obama will meet with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus at 10:45 a.m. ET. He does not currently have any public events scheduled for today.
Topics: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, Census, Health Care, Joe Biden, John Thune, NH-Pres, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Primary, Roundup
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