“...........While the Republican faithful can be counted on, it is people like Fran Foreman in Reno that Mr Romney can thank in part for the neck-and-neck nature of the race at this point.
Fran says she had always been a Democrat, but “this will be the first time I vote Republican. I actually changed my party this year. I just don’t think this country can handle another four years like the last four”.
“We hear all this talk about the economy, but it has taken a toll on me personally, and lots of people I know.
“I think Mitt Romney has some really good ideas, so I just hope he’ll get the chance to implement them - and that he actually goes through with what he says he’ll do,” she says, with a nervous smile on her face.
Again and again at Romney events, people of all ages say same things attracted them to the Republican contender.
“Basically, what matters to me seems to matter to him,” says Mike Travers, surrounded by his young family at the Iowa rally.
“He’s gonna get rid of Obamacare and the country can’t afford it. With his business experience, I think he can bring the country out of debt or at least stop borrowing so much.
“I can’t help but feel that Obama just doesn’t care about this country because what is really important is everyone having a good job.”............................
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