Towards the Coronation; Mitt Romney  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 402 no. 8767 (Jan. 2012), page 23-26.
Topik: Candidates; Presidential Elections; Primaries & Caucuses; Political Parties; Voters

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On the day of the Iowa caucuses, January 3rd, Mitt Romney held a final rally at a former Masonic lodge in downtown Des Moines. That night, as the final results of the caucuses dribbled in, with Mr Romney and Rick Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, virtually tied for first place, Mr Romney spoke again. It was difficult to use either a speech of victory, or one of concession. So he ended up repeating the same speech he had given in the morning. There was no reference to the extraordinary turn events had since taken, bar a brief tribute to the other leading candidates. Not sure of the right tone to strike, or how things might pan out, Mr Romney decided to stick to a script he already knew. That decision is typical: Mr Romney, the opposite of the impulsive, uncontrollable stallion of his theme song, is unfailingly cautious, disciplined and well-prepared. Those qualities have brought him immense success as a businessman, and helped to advance his political career. They seem likely, now that he has also won New Hampshire to deliver him the Republican nod to take on Mr Obama later this year. But they are also at the heart of Republican primary voters' ambivalence about their presumed nominee.

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