Posted on 02/10/2007 7:16:03 AM PST by AmericanMade1776
MONTGOMERY Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who brought his presidential campaign to Alabama on Friday, is drawing early support from some of the state's top Republicans, and he's getting praised by the governor.
But others question how Romney's past views and Mormon faith will play in the state.
It was Romney's third trip to Alabama since last fall, and he has already put together a campaign team in the state.
Romney traveled to Montgomery to speak to the Alabama Republican Party after campaigning earlier in the day in South Carolina, which has the South's first Republican presidential primary on Feb. 2, 2008, followed by Alabama and Arkansas on Feb. 5.
It was Romney's third trip to Alabama since last fall, and he has already put together a campaign team in the state.
State Treasurer Kay Ivey is serving as state chair of his exploratory committee. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, is co-chair, and U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville, has endorsed him.
Ivey calls Romney "a true conservative" and said she was impressed by "his record of making government more responsive to the people."
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, signs an autograph before the start of a dinner as Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, waits, Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, in Montgomery, Ala. Romney was the keynote speaker for the event. (AP Photo/Kevin Glackmeyer)
Not in favor of Romney. Just do not trust the man. He has more color changes than a chameleon.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, talks with Jeanne Welch, 74, of Salem, S.C., at Tuckers Restaurant in Anderson, S.C., Friday, Feb. 9, 2007. Romney's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination is underway. (AP Photo/Nathan Gray)
Former Massachusetts Gov., Mitt Romney, R-Mass., asks his sister Lynn Romney of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., for a donation at convention center in Boston in this Jan 8, 2007, file photo as his wife, Ann Romney, looks on. Just days after he created his presidential exploratory committee, Romney brought 400 volunteers to Boston to dial for dollars using a custom-made software program dubbed the ComMITT system that allows volunteers to set goals and gather pledges and actual donations online. The take was $6.5 million in a single day. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney listens to Lawrence Johnson, the Director of the Center for Crops Utilization Research at Iowa State University after a tour of the facility, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Steve Pope)
Republican Presidential contender Mitt Romney addresses the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan February 7, 2007. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES)
Nobody cares about his Mormon faith except that it causes him to be accepting of abortion in certain cases, which is absolutely unacceptable.
Just another slick politician, telling people what they want to hear.
Governor Mitt Romney accompanied Hamid Karzai (R) upon Karzais arrival last night at Logan Airport. (Globe Staff Photo / Dina Rudick)May 22, 2005
How did he waffle on Iraq?
March 25, 2004 President Bush greets State Senator Jack Hart and Gov. Mitt and Ann Romney at Logan Airport. (Globe Staff Photo / Jonathan Wiggs)
(Jack Hart is a Democratic State Senator from Irish South Boston)
Did you know that Ann Romney has Multiple Sclerosis?
Yes. She would make an excellent first lady though.
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