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For Romney, that means waxing sentimental about his family’s storied Michigan history — reminding voters of an earlier moment when his dad, George Romney, was a titan in the booming auto industry and the governor of a prosperous state. Santorum lacks Romney’s ancestral ties to the Feb. 28 primary battleground but makes up for it by emphasizing his working-class roots and a campaign platform fixed on reviving the depressed U.S. manufacturing sector
Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum sell nostalgia in Michigan ~~~ 'Gauzy imagery from a bygone era'
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Republican Senate candidate Clark Durant, the former head of a charter-schools organization, said that in any case it would be a "mistake" for the candidates to underemphasize their plans for the future for the sake of sharing fond memories.
"I think it is very healthy that we are going to see a lively conversation between two very good men," Durant said as he greeted voters at Novi's Suburban Collection Showplace, where the Lincoln Dinner was held. "The focus has to be: lay out your vision and how you're going to get there."
The candidates, Durant said, should "stop focusing on yesterday and start focusing on tomorrow."
I've heard way too much about taking America back. They want to take us back to the Eisenhower days but without his top tax of 90%
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