Romney playing role in Calif. governor race His support of Whitman could aid ambitions A victory by Meg Whitman in the race for California governor could deliver Mitt Romney a foothold in a Democratic state. (Noah Berger/Associated Press) By Sasha Issenberg February 21, 2009 WASHINGTON - From a Lexington office complex, Mitt Romney's political action committee has ensured the former presidential candidate's omnipresence on cable news shows, Republican rally stages, and antistimulus T-shirts, the last available with a $50 contribution to his Free and Strong America PAC. But for the next year and a half, the center of Romney's political...
