Romney brings message to Sarasota
SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICH, eallen@sun-herald.com
Presidential candidate Senator Mitt Romney gives the thumbs up to thousands who gathered Thursday at Ringling Museum during his address. He spoke about creating jobs, not redistributing the wealth and the dangers of Obamacare. The crowd cheered for him.
SUN PHOTO BY ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICH, eallen@sun-herald.com
State Sen. Nancy Detert, R-Venice, asked the crowd if they brought their "guns and Bibles," because that's what people think "Republicans do," she said. She also talked about the failure of Obamacare in Florida.
Nearly 5,000 people waited several hours in searing heat Thursday at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art for a chance to see and hear a message from someone who could be the next president of the United States.
The crowd began lining up hours before the scheduled arrival of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the Republican hopeful for the White House who will face incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 election. Homemade and official campaign signs, stickers, buttons and clothing bearing Romney and running mate Paul Ryan’s names were everywhere and available for sale.
