For all the attacks and rebuttals that played out on the airwaves during the presidential campaign, this feel-good spot was among Romney’s strongest. After running down the Republican’s day-one agenda for the White House, the narrator promises to restore something most Americans felt was missing. “There’s something more than legislation or new policy,” he says. “It’s the feeling we’ll have that the country’s back.”
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- 6. Romney Wants to Deny Gay Couples Adoption Rights
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- 3. Romney Wants to Ban All Abortions, Including in Cases of Rape and Incest
- 2. Obama Gutted Welfare-to-Work Requirements
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