Romney's win muted by Trump association
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May 31, 2012, Thursday
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MITT Romney set off on a California fundraising blitz yesterday after sealing the Republican nomination to challenge US President Barack Obama in November.
But his victory on Tuesday in the Texas Primary was partially overshadowed by his fund-raising appearance in Las Vegas with real estate baron Donald Trump, who continues to push the false allegation that Obama was born outside the United States and is ineligible to hold the presidency.
The former Massachusetts governor's ties to Trump mark the latest example of the hugely wealthy Romney's less than sure-footed run for the presidency.
Romney explains his readiness to accept Trump's help by saying he does not agree with all the positions held by his backers. Romney concedes that Obama was born in the US, despite the claims by Trump and other extreme Republicans.
The winner of the November election will require the backing of independent voters, who likely will look askance at Romney's links to Trump.
Romney will continue his push to raise money with fund raisers this week in wealthy California enclaves. He has at least one major fund-raising event every day this week.
The campaigns of both Obama and Romney are expected to raise vast sums - perhaps as much as a billion dollars each - in what will be the most lavish spending ever in a US presidential campaign.
That will be compounded by corporate money pouring into independent, so-called super political action committees allied with the campaigns. That source of political support became a reality after a 2010 US Supreme Court ruling that such political spending by corporate entities and labor unions was guaranteed under the Constitution's free speech provision.
Trump, who remains popular with the Republicans' conservative base, didn't mention the Obama "birther" issue Tuesday as he introduced Romney and spoke with donors.
"We did it!" Romney proclaimed in a message to supporters after Tuesday's primary win, noting that "it's only the beginning." Republicans won't officially nominate him until late August at the Republican National Convention.
But his victory on Tuesday in the Texas Primary was partially overshadowed by his fund-raising appearance in Las Vegas with real estate baron Donald Trump, who continues to push the false allegation that Obama was born outside the United States and is ineligible to hold the presidency.
The former Massachusetts governor's ties to Trump mark the latest example of the hugely wealthy Romney's less than sure-footed run for the presidency.
Romney explains his readiness to accept Trump's help by saying he does not agree with all the positions held by his backers. Romney concedes that Obama was born in the US, despite the claims by Trump and other extreme Republicans.
The winner of the November election will require the backing of independent voters, who likely will look askance at Romney's links to Trump.
Romney will continue his push to raise money with fund raisers this week in wealthy California enclaves. He has at least one major fund-raising event every day this week.
The campaigns of both Obama and Romney are expected to raise vast sums - perhaps as much as a billion dollars each - in what will be the most lavish spending ever in a US presidential campaign.
That will be compounded by corporate money pouring into independent, so-called super political action committees allied with the campaigns. That source of political support became a reality after a 2010 US Supreme Court ruling that such political spending by corporate entities and labor unions was guaranteed under the Constitution's free speech provision.
Trump, who remains popular with the Republicans' conservative base, didn't mention the Obama "birther" issue Tuesday as he introduced Romney and spoke with donors.
"We did it!" Romney proclaimed in a message to supporters after Tuesday's primary win, noting that "it's only the beginning." Republicans won't officially nominate him until late August at the Republican National Convention.
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