Mitt Romney hit the “panic button” at about 8 pm on Election Day 2012, according to wife Ann Romney. “We expected to win,” she said. But Karl Rove, whose super-PAC had invested millions in the failing election campaigns of other...
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney greet supporters during a campaign rally at George Mason University on November 5, 2012 in Fairfax, Virginia.
Ann Romney: ‘We Expected to Win’
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Tagg Romney gives an interview during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Florida.
Will He or Won’t He? Tagg Romney Says No to Senate
Updated at 5: 15 pm EST Tagg Romney, the eldest son of defeated 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, isn’t ready to join the family political dynasty. At least not yet. A story in today’s Boston Herald reported that the...
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney prepare to cast their ballots at Beech Street Center on November 6, 2012 in Belmont, Massachusetts.
Romney Votes, McCartney Endorses
Mitt and Ann Romney voted this morning near their home in Belmont, Massachusetts. Asked who won his vote, Romney said, “I think you know.” President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama already had voted early, and returned from their...
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Ann Romney and First lady Michelle Obama prior to the Presidential Debate at the University of Denver on October 3, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Minding the Gender Gap
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are at risk of being upstaged by their popular spouses in the race for the White House. Ann Romney will make four campaign stops today, compared with just three for her husband,...
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Ann Romney, Mitt Romney and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondhi during a rally at Tradition Town Square in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Ann Romney: `Throw Out’ Education System — Good Housekeeping
Ann Romney wants to `throw out’ the education system. At least, that’s what she says in an interview with Good Housekeeping magazine which, a little more than one week before the presidential election, is likely to get plenty of attention...
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Ann Romney, right, hugs First lady Michelle Obama before the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney at the University of Denver, on Oct. 3, 2012.
Michelle Obama-Ann Romney Debate: `Just Saw a Little Bit of It.’
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel had a great report on the Michelle Obama-Ann Romney debate. The what? On the street, one man queried about the first-ladies face-off that wasn’t offered a certain opinion about Obama’s victory. “Definitely Ann Romney,” a young woman...
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Ann Romney on "Good Morning America" yesterday.
Ann Romney: On the Air Everywhere
Ann Romney was talking about “dancing horses and dancing stars, but not politics,” the network says, in her co-hosting of ABC News’ “Good Morning America” this week, and she was sharing her recipe for Ann Romney’s Welsh Skillet cakes —...
Read more »Romney: Needed no Debate Notes
Two days after a widely praised presidential debate performance credited with getting his campaign back on track, Mitt Romney still was basking in the glow — and indulging in a little bit of gloating. While getting ready for the next...
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Mitt Romney is introduced by his wife Ann at a fundraiser at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on Sept. 22, 2012.
Romneys at White House: Lincoln Bedroom, George Bush’s Massage
Mitt and Ann Romney tell different stories about their visit to the White House when President George W. Bush lived there. The candidate’s wife has spoken of walking in on a massage that Bush was getting. Ann Romney remembers the...
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Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam leave after U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered a speech in Jerusalem, Israel.
Ann Romney to Raise Cash at Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Home
First Lady Michelle Obama may have done 56 fundraisers this year, besting Ann Romney’s tally of 37, but the aspiring first lady is not sitting idly by. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Ann Romney is headlining an Oct. 1...
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