A look at Romney’s family history in Mexico

By Glen Johnson

July 24, 2011

2 minutes to read

The Washington Post has a lengthy story today examining Mitt Romney’s family history in Mexico, which extends to the present day.

In one of his more entertaining lines, reporter Nick Miroff writes: “Forthright, horse-smart and stubborn — these are the qualities that helped Miles Park Romney build Colonia Juarez and that Mitt would bring to the White House, said his cousin Kent Romney, a peach farmer who makes fishing lures and is possibly the only person in Mexico with a Chihuahua license plate and a ‘Mitt Romney for President’ sticker on his pickup.’’

The Globe’s look at Romney’s life from 2007 is available here.

The Salt Lake Tribune also has a story today about how some Utah donors felt divided loyalties during the 2008 campaign, contributiong not only to Romney, but also President Obama.

“Geri Gust feels she’s in the same position now as she was back in 2007, when she gave Romney $4,600 and Obama $500. She’s a left-of-center voter with a soft spot for one Republican in particular,’’ wrote reporter Matt Canham.

“We’ve met Mitt and we like him. We think he is a good man, but we are kind of Democrats if you know what I mean,’’ she said. “We really like Barack and what he stood for, too.’’

Canham adds: “While it’s early, no donor has given to both men this time around, though Romney has raised $1.3 million in the state to Obama’s mere $67,000 as of the end of June.’’

Meanwhile, The New York Times published a story Friday noting that some of the donors to Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign remain in the sidelines as he mounts his second bid for the White House.

“Out of 263 state-level finance chairmen and bundlers — those who raise money on behalf of a candidate — who appeared in Mr. Romney’s campaign filings in 2008, more than half do not appear to have given him any money so far this year, according to an examination of filings with the Federal Election Commission,’’ reporter Nicholas Confessore wrote.