Romney History Romney History
Editor notes frame George W. Romney as a rising GOP potential after defeating Michigan’s Democratic governor. The dispatch previews Romney’s brief political rise and the challenges facing him as governor, with future pieces to cover Rockefeller and Scranton.
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Romney rises in 1964 GOP presidential sweepstakes
Michigan Gov elect George Romney, a political newcomer, shocks by defeating Gov Swainson and breaking a 14 year Democratic run. He joins Rockefeller and Scranton as top 1964 nominees, though he denies presidential ambitions stating his focus is Michigan and his term.
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