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A fact from Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 April 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the first phase of Mitt Romney's 2012 U.S. presidential campaign was announced via a video message?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/April.

Wikipedia

Aquafresh?

Does anyone else think this doesn't really belong in the article? 'The logo was criticized for bearing too much resemblance to the logo for the toothpaste Aquafresh,[10] and the slogan was criticized for being the same as fellow Massachusetts politician John Kerry in his 2004 presidential campaign.[11]'

Those statements are sourced, but I don't think they're particularly relevant. It's common for blogs to make jokes about candidates and their campaigns, but that doesn't mean those jokes are worth noting (except in exceptional circumstances: see Santorum (neologism) for an unusually notable example). Robofish (talk) 16:06, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Endorsements

Do we really need a drop-down Navbox instead of a conventional list? The different parts of the Navbox show up on the Contents list, which makes the whole page confusing, the Navbox seems overly hi-tech when a list (for the purposes of this page, at least) would suffice. SE7^Talk/_Contribs 12:19, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I 100% agree--Brian Earl Haines (talk) 18:29, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've simplified the endorsements and made them more consistent with other articles. However, many of the entries are unsourced. Unsourced items may be deleted at any time. Will Beback talk 01:59, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with SE7 and Brian. In 2008 there were separate articles such as List of Barack Obama presidential campaign endorsements, 2008. They were much easier to read. I don't know what these drop-down boxes are supposed to be consistent with, but I don't find them user-friendly for this particular purpose. They work for things few people want to see, such as historical material. If you really believe few people are interested in endorsements, then make a separate article. This combines the worst of both worlds. 75.60.4.248 (talk) 20:41, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Financial Times resource

October 14, 2011 Romney’s flawless campaign fails to engage voters by Richard McGregor in Washington D.C. 99.119.131.17 (talk) 00:28, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Romney Backs Ohio Vote to Curb Unions. WSJ resource

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2011/10/26/mitt-romney-hes-110-for-ohio-ballot-measure-to-curb-public-employee-unions/ October 26, 2011, 1:24 PM ET by Danny Yadron, regarding Labor unions. 97.87.29.188 (talk) 23:31, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WSJ page A4; Romney rivals

Romney Rivals See Flip-Flop October 29, 2011 by JONATHAN WEISMAN in The Wall Street Journal; excerpt ...

"Mitt Romney's positions change, often dramatically, depending on the audience or location," said Ray Sullivan, a spokesman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, also a GOP candidate. "Voters need to consider the fact that Romney, in one week, changed positions on man-made global warming, capping carbon emissions and Ohio's efforts to curb union powers."

97.87.29.188 (talk) 17:57, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

State legislators

In the state legislators section of the endorsements, many of the people listed are not, in fact, state legislators. What should we do about the non-state legislators listed there? --Metropolitan90 (talk) 08:01, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

At a minimum, their offices should be correctly listed. If they are not significant persons, such as those who would qualify as notable for Wikipedia purposes, then they should probably not be listed. All entries should be sourced, which is currently a problem. I will soon delete all unsourced entries. Will Beback talk 22:44, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The usual procedure is to flag unsourced entries with ^{[citation needed]} if they seem likely to be true. Who are you, making all these unilateral decisions by fiat? 75.60.4.248 (talk) 20:45, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lack of Info

Seems that there is far too little info on his campaign. 96.251.196.21 (talk) 23:48, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That is for media to cover. This reason here is to list hundreds nay thousands of endorsements Romney has. No reason other.70.42.157.5 (talk) 01:13, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Staffers

Rrmvd Ajay Bruno from infobox's listing of staffers.--Hodgson-Burnett's Secret Garden (talk) 13:40, 28 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Iowa caucuses

Shouldn't the page mention that Mitt won the Iowa caucuses last night? Chris the Paleontologist (talk | contribs) 21:18, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done: did it myself. Chris the Paleontologist (talk | contribs) 21:36, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

PBS NewsHour potential resource

Huntsman: Republicans Are 'Splintered' Over Foreign Policy, Spending Cuts Newsmaker Interview air date: Jan. 5, 2012; transcript excerpt ...

Jon Huntsman: Well, in the sense that, whether from a foreign policy standpoint, there's some divide between the isolationist wing of Ron Paul, the Cold War mentality of a Mitt Romney. I think there are different opinions on things like tax reform and how deep to cut and how to deal with Social Security and Medicare. I think there are a lot of differing opinions right now.

(Summary: Gwen Ifill spoke with Huntsman in Manchester.) See Jon Huntsman presidential campaign, 2012 99.181.130.110 (talk) 11:12, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Results of the New Hampshire Republican Primary election

"2012 New Hampshire Primary Results: Mitt Romney Wins! ... 91% reporting:" 11 January 2012

Mitt Romney 90,634 votes 39%

Ron Paul 52,720 votes 23%

Jon Huntsman 38,789 votes 17%

Newt Gingrich 21,686 votes 10%

Rick Santorum 21,490 9%

Rick Perry 1% ...

http://2012newhampshireprimary.com/ . . . Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 05:19, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unconfusing the "confusing" Iowa Caucuses paragraph

A tag has been added that the Iowa Caucuses paragraph is confusing. I agree. Once the final tally count is in next week, the paragraph can be rewritten and some of the negativism removed. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 21:41, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Add Marriott connection?

Add Marriott money connection, regarding Political action committee#Super PACs? 99.181.131.215 (talk) 00:48, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here is something ... Mitt Romney's biggest backer: Bain Capital by Dave Levinthal 1/13/12 6:16 PM EST Politico; excerpt ...

Associates of private equity firm Bain Capital, once run by Mitt Romney, have fueled the GOP front-runner’s political fortunes more than any other, asserts a new report by the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation. In all, current and former executives and family members of Bain Capital have contributed more than $2.7 million to Romney’s state and federal campaigns, leadership political action committees and Massachusetts gubernatorial inauguration fundraising committee, as well as the independent Restore Our Future super PAC backing Romney’s White House bid, according to the report. Bain Capital-related contributions easily outpace those of people and entities associated with Romney’s other top political patrons, including Marriott hotels, Nu Skin Enterprises and hedge fund Paulson & Co. ...

http://reporting.sunlightfoundation.com/2012/romney-patrons/
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71398.html
Group’s Ads Rip at Gingrich as Romney Stands Clear by Nicholas Confessore and Jim Rutenberg published NYT December 30, 2011
Edward Conard, who gave a million dollars to Restore Our Future, is a former top executive at Bain Capital, the private equity firm Mr. Romney helped start. Another donor is J. W. Marriott, Jr., chairman of the hotel chain, on whose board Mr. Romney served on until January. The group has also raised money from Sam Fox and Bob Perry, conservative businessmen who helped finance Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
Perry keeps up Bain attacks in S.C. 1/11/12 12:30 PM EST
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71336.html
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/huckabee-defends-romney-on-bain-110651.html

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich roundly criticized Romney’s work at Bain, before largely dropping the issue after facing criticism himself for it.

Internal links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwkDU_AEVzI "WSJ's Neil King looks at continued criticism lodged at Mitt Romney by Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry and the DNC over his tenure at Bain Capital, and specifically job losses."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/sc-voter-tells-newt-bain-hits-are-a-mistake-110511.html

99.19.45.64 (talk) 05:17, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Center for Responsive Politics resource

http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/superpacs.php?cycle=2012

99.181.140.39 (talk) 09:04, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

See Super PAC resource; PAC Men: Following the Super PAC Soft Money Jan 13, 2012 2:14pm; excerpt ...

"Restore Our Future Raised: $12,231,700 Spent: $7,795,104. Treasurer: Charles R. Spies, the general counsel for Romney’s 2008 campaign
Citizens for a Working America Raised: $858 Spent: $0. Treasurer: David Langdon
Republican Truth Squad Spent: $0"

99.181.133.228 (talk) 07:36, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

potential NYT resource

http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/candidates/mitt-romney

99.181.138.52 (talk) 03:04, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Report from The New York Times also includes:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/jon-huntsman-dropping-out-of-2012-gop-race-will-endorse-romney/
FYI . . . Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 05:05, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FiveThirtyEight resource

National Polls Suggest Romney Is Overwhelming Favorite for G.O.P. Nomination by Nate Silver January 16, 2012, 3:15 PM 99.35.12.102 (talk) 02:47, 17 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

These statistics must have changed since Santorum now has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, 2012. 99.181.149.83 (talk) 00:51, 20 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Charlie Rose (talk show) resources

99.181.154.161 (talk) 06:47, 19 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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 [[Special:Contributions/99.35.12.102|99.35.12.102]] ([[User talk:99.35.12.102|talk]]) 02:47, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
+:These statistics must have changed since [[Rick Santorum presidential campaign, 2012|Santorum]] now has won the [[Iowa Republican caucuses, 2012]].  [[Special:Contributions/99.181.149.83|99.181.149.83]] ([[User talk:99.181.149.83|talk]]) 00:51, 20 January 2012 (UTC)
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