1. Presidential Candidate: Mitt Romney Group Leader: Samantha Nichelson Class Period:3rd
Background Personal Life and Issues Solutions Pros of the Candidate Cons of the Candidate (Negative
(Education and Beliefs (Positive qualities people are qualities people are discussing
Occupation) discussing during campaign) during campaign
1 -Graduated from -Raised in -Taxes -ObamaCare -Strong Name Identification -The Massachusetts health care
Brigham Young in Bloomfield Hills, -Eliminate capital -He wants to law that was enacted during his
1971 Michigan gains tax and repeal and tenure as governor, especially
estate tax replace Obama’s the controversial measure of
-Further reduce
healthcare law individual mandates
taxes on savings
and investments
-Lower the
corporate
income tax rate
to 25%
2 -Dual degrees -Married Ann Davies -Spending -State -Experienced campaign team -His religion(Mormon)is still seen
from Harvard Law in 1969; they have 5 Leadership with proven fundraising ability by many as an impediment to
and Business sons: Tagg, Matt, -Give the states greater appeal among socially-
School Josh, Ben, and Craig the conservative evangelical
responsibility, Christian primary voters
flexibility, and
resources to act
and work in the
interests of the
people
3 -Business -Married Ann Davies -Foreign Policy -Tax Reform -Success as a businessman -RomneyCare
consultant for in 1969; they have 5 Empower
several years sons: Tagg, Matt, individuals to
Josh, Ben, and Craig purchase their
own insurance

2. Presidential Candidate: Mitt Romney Group Leader: Samantha Nichelson Class Period:3rd
Background Personal Life and Issues Solutions Pros of the Candidate Cons of the Candidate (Negative
Beliefs (Positive qualities people are qualities people are discussing
discussing during campaign) during campaign
4 -Founded the -Born as Willard -Energy -Regulatory -RomneyCare -Flip-flopped on abortion
investment firm Mitt Romney on Reform
Bain Capital in March 12, 1947 in -Focus federal
1984 Detroit, Michigan regulation on
healthcare on
making markets
work
5 -Owned a -Attended the -Labor -Medical -Articulate and fiscally -Guns
consulting firm, prestigious Malpractice conservative -He wanted them and then
Bain and Company Cranbrook School Reform didn’t.
before receiving his -Reform the
undergraduate broken medical
degree from liability system
Brigham Young