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Romney Raises Expectations in Pre-Debate Rally

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January 24, 2008 8:19 PM

ABC News' Matt Stuart and John Berman Report: Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., raised expectations for tonight's Republican debate, saying, "We are going to win Florida."

Speaking to a crowd of about 150 people at a pre-debate rally at Bogart's Bar and Grille in Boca Raton, FL, Romney claimed that he would be the focal point of tonight's debate.

"Tonight, I predict that most of the guns will be aimed at me," Romney said. "I predict they're gonna be shooting shots one after the other and they're gonna miss, but they're gonna shoot time and time again."

Romney continued, "If they’re shooting at me, that means I’m the guy they're worried about, and for good reason, (cheers) and for good reason, because we are going to win Florida!"

Romney said he'd use the "Muhammad Ali strategy", adding, "Remember the rope-a-dope strategy?  Go ahead and just hit, hit, hit and I’ll just keep on taking, taking, taking, and the more they hit me, the more I’m able to talk and describe my vision for the future."

Romney took a few swings at Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., saying, "The only way it is going to change is by sending someone there who hasn't lived the last 25 years there." Romney later stated that he could "talk about optimism and contrast my optimism with inside the Beltway pessimism."

Romney was the center of many attacks at the last Republican debate just before the New Hampshire primary.

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Go Mitt Go!

Mitt Romney is the only candidate with the experience to create jobs in the US. He can fix broken companies, governments and other entities. We need Mr. Fix it to fix Washington DC

Mitt Romney is presidential

Posted by: Apollo | Jan 24, 2008 8:28:36 PM

How many jobs did he create in Massachusetts? He wasn't exactly an extraordinary governor.

Posted by: Carl | Jan 24, 2008 8:51:36 PM

Mitt is by far the strongest candidate!

Posted by: Amanda | Jan 24, 2008 9:12:01 PM

It seemed like I heard a whisper of info being fed to Romney during the Debate. It happened when Rommney was asked if he would like regan raise taxes to Save Social Security. Just after the question I heard a distinct Whisper "he raised taxes"

Posted by: Tyson | Jan 24, 2008 10:37:56 PM

Go Romney, Go!!! Notice how everyone is saying he is so polished? That would be a nice change from what we are used to.

Posted by: Turnen Cough | Jan 25, 2008 12:33:02 AM

What is with the south, Florida and Louisiana. Aren't we forgetting our Government treatment of all rights as others. I know from looking and watching the primaries, Ron Paul, is being short changed, Florida not letting his signs for recruiting and no official vote in Louisana. No mention of him being in the debate with other canidates. We are watching and Ron Paul is getting free advertizing and I hope he takes his caravan thru that county in Florida and have a presidential canidate arrested for promoting his campaign.

Posted by: Gregg McCorkhill | Jan 25, 2008 9:30:14 AM

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