Massachusetts Governor Makes Play for New Yorkers’ Deep Pockets
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Governor Romney of Massachusetts stopped in New York yesterday to meet with supporters, becoming the latest Republican presidential hopeful to make a play for the city’s deep-pocketed political donors.
A spokesman for the governor, Eric Fehrnstrom, would not say whom Mr. Romney met with, only that he had “a series of political meetings.” Mr. Romney, who did not seek re-election to the Massachusetts statehouse, is leaving office next month. While he has not officially declared his candidacy for the GOP nomination, he has sought recently to position himself as more conservative than Senator McCain of Arizona and Mayor Giuliani, who have led early polls.
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