US election 2012: Mitt Romney’s wife ribs him for robotic manner

Her easy, plain-speaking manner highlighted the awkward ways in which Mr
Romney has attempted to express his affection for the midwestern state. He
has repeatedly declared that “the trees are just the right height” and, in
an unsubtle appeal to Detroit’s most famous industry, said: “I love cars”.

By contrast, Mrs Romney evoked a much-loved local brand of ginger ale and
favourite sporting team to persuade voters that despite their $250 million
(£160 million), the couple were really just like them.

“I like to tell people, ‘If you cut us open and we bleed, we bleed Vernor’s’,”
she said. “When you grow up in Michigan, you drink Vernor’s, and the other
thing you do is listen to Tiger baseball”.

Mr Romney, a 64-year-old former Massachusetts governor, was candid yesterday
when asked about his missteps, such as mentioning that his wife drove “a
couple of Cadillacs” as a casual aside to a speech in a city where thousands
are still struggling to recover from America’s economic collapse.

“You know, I can’t be perfect,” he told Fox News. “I just am who I am.That’s
just the way it is”.

However, he could not resist adding that he owned the cars because he had been
“extraordinarily successful”, adding: “I want to use that success and that
know-how to help the American people.”

Mr Romney yesterday received the endorsement of Jan Brewer, the Governor of
Arizona, which also votes tomorrow [TUES]. He leads Mr Santorum there by an
average of 10 percentage points. “I’m planning on winning here in Michigan
and also in Arizona,” Mr Romney said. “Obviously it will be huge for us if
we’re able to do that”.

Mr Santorum over the weekend made his own play for Michigan’s blue-collar
vote, telling supporters “I don’t come from the elite”, as he fiercely
criticised Mr Romney. He accused Mr Obama of being “a snob” for saying
everyone should go to university, and claimed that the president simply
wanted liberal arts institutions to indoctrinate the young generation
against conservatism.

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