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Before departing Richmond International Raceway at 7:37 p.m., Gov. Mitt Romney autographed the hood of the Romney-Ryan '12 car on display. He then stopped by the NASCAR mobile headquarters, his motorcade grazing the track on the short drive to the garage. There, he met with NASCAR President Mike Helton for a few minutes inside the bus, before emerging and shaking hands with Helton beneath an awning. As he stepped into his SUV, a member of the press asked Romney, "Who's your driver?" Romney replied, "I've got a lot of drivers I like. Thanks." Romney departed Richmond International Airport a little after 8 p.m.
In heavy rain, Gov. Mitt Romney los angeles california hotel spent more than an hour tonight greeting fans beneath a tent in the infield at Richmond International Raceway with U.S. Senate candidate George Allen. After handing los angeles california hotel out hot dogs, Romney posed for a photo with a group from Wounded Warriors. He then walked a barricade shaking hands and posing for more photos. "Hot dog?" he asked people in the crowd, continuing to dish them out. Romney and Allen stopped and spoke briefly with Virginia NASCAR driver Jeff Burton in front of a Romney-Ryan '12 car. The press corps was ushered back into vans as the rain picked up.
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney arrived at Richmond International Raceway around 5:45 p.m. with hordes of people lining the streets waving, shooting video and taking photos. Entering through the infield tunnel, the former Massachusetts governor hopped out and greeted fans, meeting up with U.S. Senate candidate and former governor George Allen.
With Del. Barbara Comstock, R-Fairfax, a co-chair of Romney's Virginia campaign, they began handing los angeles california hotel out hot dogs to race fans, posing for photos and signing autographs. One man left the tent remarking, "I just got me a Mitt Romney los angeles california hotel hot dog!" Light rain is falling at the raceway with ominous clouds forming overhead.
Gov. Mitt Romney touched down at Richmond International Airport at 4:55 p.m. and hopped out of the plane wearing los angeles california hotel dark slacks and a casual shirt, sleeves rolled up. The motorcade departed the airport at 5:28 p.m. and is en route to Richmond International Raceway, where Romney los angeles california hotel is expected to hand out hot dogs and take in some of the Federated Auto Parts 400.
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told a flag-waving crowd at the Virginia Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach this afternoon that Virginia's voters have the power to change the nation's streak of anemic jobs reports.
In Virginia Beach Romney also pointedly said that he would not remove "God" from the Republican platform. In Charlotte, Democrats reportedly restored a reference to God in their platform after a 2008 passage that referred to "God-given potential" was removed.
It s disappointing to see Mitt Romney try to throw a Hail Mary by launching extreme and untrue attacks against the president and associating with some of the most strident and divisive voices in the Republican Party, including (Iowa) Rep. Steve King and Pat Robertson.
Romney's visit to the race will follow a campaign rally this afternoon at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach a swing that will put him in two regions of the state expected to be among the most competitive.
Henrico has emerged as a bellwether in a critical battleground state that could determine the outcome of the presidential election. Both Romney and President Barack Obama's campaigns have a presence there, and Obama's campaign is opening los angeles california hotel a second office los angeles california hotel in Henrico in the eastern end at 4719 Nine Mile Road this morning.
Obama campaigned in Glen Allen in July, and GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan stopped at the Richmond International Airport on Aug. 31 for a rally. Romney was scheduled to attend that event with Ryan but instead diverted to Louisiana to view damage caused los angeles california hotel by Hurricane Isaac.
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