Mitt Romney won the GOP nomination on a platform of 'self-deportation' for illegal immigrants - and the Obama team never let Hispanics forget it. The Obama campaign also branded Republicans with Romney's ill-chosen words about 47 percent of Americans as the party of uncaring millionaires.
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RUSH LIMBAUGH How did abortion and birth control impact the congressional race of Dan Maffei and Ann Marie Buerkle... KAREN DECROW I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES We want to repeal the ObamaCare tax. We want to save middle class families from European health care... REINCE PRIEBUS According to Gallup, Obama has already lost support among Jewish voters, down from 78 percent to 68 ... DAVID LIMBAUGH I learned that the problems that we have are not solved by blaming somebody else, and that our hope ... KIRK CAMERON I took a lot of heat from Republicans when I stepped out of John McCain's campaign after the 200... MARK MCKINNON It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON Mitt Romney understands the importance of Alaska as a leader in our country's energy production ... LISA MURKOWSKI Mitt Romney is a true Mormon. John Edwards and Bill Clinton are not real Mormons. It was not 'Br... 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