Mitt Romney Touts Jobs, Energy Independence in Des Moines

The Republican presidential candidate discusses his five-point plan for a stronger middle class.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- who largely avoided campaigning in Iowa before the January caucuses -- spoke like a native son Wednesday morning. To the hundreds in the Central Campus auditorium in Des Moines to hear the presumptive Republican presidential candidate speak, Romney called Iowa "a second home." He expressed concern for the drought conditions in the Midwest and mentioned the recent shooting in Wisconsion. His visit comes 89 days left until the election. According to a Patch survey of influential Iowa Republicans in June, Romney has more wooing to do to lock up the swing state. Seventy-four percent of influential state Republicans surveyed say they agree that Romney will defeat Obama in Iowa in November, but only 41 …

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