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Mitt Romney

Politics

‘They’re Trying to Be King of the Mormons’

Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman were friends. Until they weren’t.

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Excerpted from Mormon Rivals: The Romneys, the Huntsmans and the Pursuit of Power</i>.

Matt Canham, Thomas Burr Politico Jun 2015 20min Permalink

Politics

How Mitt Romney Lost the Election

A postmortem.

Michael Kranish The Boston Globe Dec 2012 20min Permalink

Politics

Slugfest

A tale-of-the-tape breakdown of the 2012 presidential debates.

James Fallows The Atlantic Oct 2012 35min Permalink

They Retort, You Decide!

The dark art of presidential debate prep.

Robert Draper GQ Oct 2012 20min Permalink

My Embed in Red

On a week spent immersed in right wing media.

Frank Rich New York Sep 2012 15min Permalink

Business Politics

Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital

How Mitt Romney made his millions.

Matt Taibbi Rolling Stone Sep 2012 30min Permalink

Business

The Purpose of Spectacular Wealth, According to a Spectacularly Wealthy Guy

Romney’s former Bain partner makes a case for inequality.

Adam Davidson New York Times Magazine May 2012 15min Permalink

Politics

The Conversion

An examination of Mitt Romney’s record on abortion.

William Saletan Slate Feb 2012 50min Permalink

Bain: A Consulting Firm Too Hot to Handle?

On Mitt Romney and company.

Nancy J. Perry Fortune Apr 1987 15min Permalink

Building a Better Mitt Romney-Bot

On the strengths and limitations of the Republican frontrunner:

“The Mormon’s never going to win the who-do-you-want-to-have-a-beer-with contest,” concedes one adviser, while another acknowledges, “He’s never had the experience of sitting in a bar, and like, talking.”

Robert Draper New York Times Magazine Nov 2011 20min Permalink

All Over the Map

What are the foreign policy views of Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney?

Eli Lake The New Republic Aug 2011 20min Permalink