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OPINION: Facts are clear: Romney was better choice for trailer industry, Trail King

February 4, 2013 in The Daily Republic

On Jan. 9, Mr. Owen Reitzel criticized the CEO of Trail King for suggesting to Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., on a recent visit to Mitchell, that business conditions with an Obama election versus a Romney election equated to a loss of hiring 150 new employees.
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Romney’s loss creates GOP leadership vacuum

December 1, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BOSTON Mitt Romney’s shadow looms over a Republican Party in disarray.
The face of the GOP for much of the last year, the failed presidential candidate has been a virtual ghost since his defeat Nov. 6. He has quietly weathered the fallout of the campaign from the seclusion of his Southern California home, emerging only momentarily for a private lunch at the White House with President Barack Obama on Thursday. Continue Reading

Romney lost race in summer, after business credentials redefined

November 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Democrats aired a blizzard of ads undercutting the narrative of Romney’s campaign by turning his strongest credential his business record into a liability. Continue Reading

Romney concedes defeat

November 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

BOSTON (AP) Mitt Romney has conceded defeat in the presidential contest.
The Republican nominee told supporters he would pray for Barack Obama’s success in leading the nation. Continue Reading

It’s Obama: President powers to re-election

November 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and winning four more years in office despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a crimp in the middle class dreams of millions. Continue Reading

Race tight as election night count goes to wire

November 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama won the reliably Democratic Northeast, and Republican Mitt Romney secured his conservative base Tuesday night in a duel for the White House shadowed by a weak economy and high unemployment. Continue Reading

Romney wins Georgia, Tenn.

November 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON Mitt Romney has won in Georgia. It’s a state that had appeared to be a potential battleground early in the campaign, but ended up being part of Romney’s Southern base.
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Obama wins Vermont, Romney takes Kentucky

November 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON The polls are starting to close in the eastern United States, and President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney each have an early victory. Continue Reading

Last-minute stops as Romney ends White House quest

November 5, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Romney visited Cleveland and Pittsburgh on Tuesday, betting an eleventh-hour appeal to working-class voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania will help him defeat President Barack Obama.
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The pipeline president: Choice between Obama, Romney may affect pace of Keystone XL project

November 2, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

WILLISTON The Keystone XL pipeline, a point of contention during the presidential campaign, will likely move forward regardless of who is elected Tuesday, say current and former leaders from both parties. Continue Reading