In Marion, Romney Predicts Iowa Victory Victory
Speaking to hundreds at Pate Asphalt in Marion, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke on job creation and predicted success in the Iowa Caucus.
Days after placing first in the polls, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney embraced his front-runner status with a bold prediction. "We are going to win this thing," he said to a packed audience Monday at Pate Asphalt Systems in Marion. Hundreds of people packed into an industrialized storage room filled with racks of dusty tires and old machine parts as dozens of journalists perched atop makeshift stands. Romney used the industrial setting as an opportunity to talk about job creation and the economy, speaking on what he believes to be President Barack Obama’s failure to revive the economy and his own experience "turning businesses around." But he also used his time in Marion to reiterate that he is the safe bet to beat Obama in the …
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