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Massachusetts: Ron Kaufman

Thu, 12/11/2008 - 18:51

Mass. GOP remembers Fondacaro

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Longtime members of the Massachusetts Republican Party remembered former state Treasurer Alfred Fondacaro fondly on Thursday for his tireless work for the party.

Fondacaro died on Nov. 28 at 80 years old from complications of pneumonia, according to the Boston Globe's obituary.

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Tue, 09/09/2008 - 16:14

Could the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac takeover be a political opportunity for Romney?

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1093|title=Former Gov. Mitt Romney at the RNC last week|desc=RNC Photo|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=263]Former Gov. Mitt Romney's speech last week at the Republican National Convention raised eyebrows for the ferocity with which he went after liberals and his call for a return to Reagan conservatism.

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Mon, 09/01/2008 - 11:39

Romney bet against his own VP chances

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=574|title=U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Former Gov. Mitt Romney (R)|desc=Getty Image|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=267]BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- A lot of people talked about Mitt Romney filling out the Republican ticket this year, but, according to a former campaign adviser, Romney was actually betting against himself.

Ron Kaufman, a close friend of Romney's who worked on his aborted presidential campaign, said there was a bet between the two of them over Romney's chances of getting tapped as John McCain's vice presidential nominee.

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