Jeb Bush steers former advisers toward Romney
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Former Gov. Jeb Bush has no plans to get publicly involved in the Republican presidential primary. Behind the scenes, though, he is steering some of his closest advisers Mitt Romney's way.
And once directed toward the former Massachusetts governor, many are being sold on the underdog candidate, including Bush's hand-picked state party chairman, his former campaign manager and Toni Jennings, the woman Bush chose as his lieutenant governor.
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More than 750 people turned out for the event, some arriving 90 minutes early and others forced to sit in an overflow room and watch Romney on television. He received cheers when he backed President Bush's plans for Iraq and called for a secure border with Mexico, then won over the crowd when he quickly responded to criticism of his Mormon faith.
A man ended a rambling five-minute statement by telling Romney: "You, sir, are a pretender. You don't know the Lord. You are a Mormon." After raucous boos silenced the man, Romney said: "I am convinced the nation does need to have people of different faiths. And we need to have a person of faith leading the country." People leaped to their feet, cheered and whistled.
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