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216 “Mitt’s objective”: Interview with Tom Welch.
216 The government’s chief prosecutor: Interview with Richard Wiedis, 2007.
217 “He tried very hard”: Interview with Ken Bullock, 2007.
217 Romney became the first: Debra Rosenberg, “Talk of the Town,” Newsweek, February 8, 2002.
217 One pin depicted: Interview with Ken Bullock.
217 “You don’t want me”: Ibid.
217 a “very destructive” role: Interview with Rocky Anderson, 2007.
217 “Mitt saw him”: Interview with Richard Garff.
217 “I wanted to know”: Interview with Lillian Taylor, 2007.
218 Pace’s group produced: Spangler, “Is SLOC Stifling Free Speech?”
218 “His first day in Utah”: Interview with Stephen Pace, 2007.
218 Romney also impressed: Interview with Joan Guetschow.
219 “Both the Job Corps student”: Interview with Terry Shaw, 2007.
219 Romney denied using: Interview with Mitt Romney.
219 “There were a lot of people”: Interview with Peter Dawson, 2007.
219 The warm morning air: Yvonne Abraham, “True Believer; Aide Pushes Hard for Romney Agenda,” The Boston Globe, March 30, 2003.
219 “like war”: Romney, Turnaround, 302.
219 The blueprint had to be rewritten: Ibid., 303.
220 “I think Mitt wondered inwardly”: Powers, “Golden Opportunity.”
220 While he addressed: “Romney Rallies Olympic Staff,” Associated Press, September 14, 2001.
220 “By the end”: Interview with Zianibeth Shattuck-Owen.
220 “In the annals”: Romney, Turnaround, 305.
220 The Salt Lake Games: “FBI Chat with Don Johnson, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Salt Lake City,” Counterterrorism and Security Reports, September–October 2001.
220 “It was very easy”: Interview with Robert Bennett.
221 Trouble began: Interview with and e-mails from A. J. Barto, 2007.
221 That made Romney: Stephanie Ebbert and Joanna Weiss, “Olympic Tickets Went to Legislators, Not Sept. 11 Families,” The Boston Globe, April 12, 2002.
221 “I was outraged”: Interview with A. J. Barto.
221 “It’s been much more somber”: Powers, “Golden Opportunity.”
221 IOC officials had argued: Interview with Sandy Baldwin, 2007.
221 they ultimately relented: John Powers, “A Memory Relighted; at Winter Games, Symbols of Resolve and Renewal,” The Boston Globe, February 9, 2002.
221 “Dwight Eisenhower”: Ibid.
222 “gone through all the usual”: Ibid.
222 winning thirty-four medals: Vicki Michaelis, “USA Basks in the Luster of Its Heavy Medal Push,” USA Today, February 25, 2002; “World Viewership of Games Increases,” The New York Times, June 18, 2002.
222 “The people who say”: Interview with David D’Alessandro.
222 “It was an amazing thing”: Schoenberg, “Trail No Obstacle for Ann Romney.”
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224 A year before: Lisa Riley Roche and Bob Bernick, Jr., “Public Service for Romney,” Deseret News, August 20, 2001.
224 “If politics is”: John Powers, “Golden Opportunity,” The Boston Globe Magazine, February 3, 2002.
224 Friends and his former chief: Ibid.
224 “I do not wish”: Mitt Romney, letter to the editor, The Salt Lake Tribune, July 11, 2001.
225 And Massachusetts was clearly: LaVarr Webb and Ted Wilson, “Romney Has a Shot at Utah Governorship,” Deseret News, December 30, 2001.
225 Romney had said: Powers, “Golden Opportunity.”
225 “People are just sort of”: Scott Helman, “GOP Activists Angling Toward Romney,” The Boston Globe, March 15, 2002.
225 “I know you’re really busy”: Interview with Barbara Anderson, 2007.
225 He was noncommittal: Interview with Kerry Healey, 2007.
225 “The guy looks like”: Dennis Romboy, “Mitt’s Stock Is Sky-High,” Deseret News, February 28, 2002.
225 “It was clear”: Interview with Massachusetts Republican, 2007.
225 Romney never called: Interview with person with knowledge of the ballroom reservation, 2011.
226 “huge qualms”: Glen Johnson, “Mitt Romney’s Tough Decision,” The Boston Globe, March 17, 2002.
226 a fresh poll indicating: Joe Battenfeld, “It’s Mitt’s Party—Mere 12% in GOP Stand with Swift If Romney Runs for Gov,” Boston Herald, March 17, 2002.
226 The mother of three young children: Frank Phillips, “Swift Yields to Romney, Saying ‘Something Had to Give,’ Exits Race for Governor,” The Boston Globe, March 20, 2002.
226 “Lest there be any doubt”: Ibid.
226 “I learned in my race”: “Cover Story,” New England Cable News, October 31, 2002.
227 $6.3 million of his own money: Frank Phillips and Brian Mooney, “Governor’s Race May Set a Record,” The Boston Globe, June 10, 2006.
227 After evaluating a list: “Mitt Romney Running Mate Drops Middle Name for the Campaign,” Associated Press, May 1, 2002.
227 the expedience of their alliance: Globe staff writers, “Romney Is Bedeviled by the Details During Radio Talk Show Appearance,” The Boston Globe, April 14, 2002.
227 “Any effort”: Frank Phillips and Rick Klein, “Democrats File to Halt Romney Bid,” The Boston Globe, June 8, 2002.
228 But soon after: Ibid.
228 choosing George W. Bush over John McCain: Interview with Mitt Romney, 2007.
228 “credible in all respects”: State Ballot Law Commission decision, June 25, 2002.
228 O’Brien herself had opposed: Stephanie Ebbert, “Major Abortion Rights Groups Give Nod to O’Brien,” The Boston Globe, October 3, 2002.
229 “My position has not changed”: Frank Phillips, “Romney Carries the Day with GOP,” The Boston Globe, April 7, 2002.
229 “I respect”: Ibid.
229 Ann Romney also tried: Ann and Mitt Romney, TV interview, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKwVNUz52vo, 2007.
229 His answers: National Abortion Rights Action League questionnaire, April 8, 2002.
230 “We applaud your commitment”: Republican Pro-Choice Coalition letter to Mitt Romney, October 2, 2002.
230 “promised to protect”: Campaign flyers, Romney for Governor, 2002.
230 But Romney quickly distanced himself: Rick Klein, “Romney Kin Signed Petition to Ban Same-Sex Marriage,” The Boston Globe, March 22, 2002.
230 Romney did not support: Bay Windows questionnaire, 2002.
230 Richard Babson, a board member: Interview with Richard Babson, 2007.
231 In addition, Romney said: “Don’t Dismiss Romney, Gay Republicans Say,” Bay Windows, October 24, 2002.
231 his campaign distributed pink flyers: Campaign flyers, Romney for Governor, 2002.
231 “protect already established rights”: Bay Windows questionnaire.
231 Romney, according to one participant: Interviews with the meeting participant and another person familiar with the meeting, 2007.
231 “At a very young age”: Bay Windows questionnaire.
232 “clean up the mess”: Scott Helman, “Independents Key in Western Suburbs,” The Boston Globe, November 14, 2002.
232 “microtargeting”: Scott Helman, “Candidates Spend Heavily on Voter Lists,” The Boston Globe, July 19, 2007.
232 He insisted: Rick Klein, “A Look at the Facts Behind the Exchanges,” The Boston Globe, October 2, 2002.
232 “government by gimmickry”: Scott Helman, “Romney Finds ‘No New Taxes’ Promise Suits Him After All,” The Boston Globe, January 5, 2007.
232 That idea unnerved: Interview with former aide, 2011.
232 One of the first things: Interview with former Romney aide, 2011.
233 “Massachusetts,” she said: Frank Phillips, “It’s O’Brien for Democrats,” The Boston Globe, September 18, 2002.
233 “I think it m
ade him”: Interview with Michael Murphy, 2007.
233 “Mike came and said”: Brian C. Mooney, “Romney Guru Thrives in Political ‘Show Business,’” The Boston Globe, June 12, 2005.
234 But Romney and his advisers: Scot Lehigh, “The Moment of Truth,” The Boston Globe, November 6, 2002.
234 “That last debate”: Ibid.
234 “as disgraceful”: Rick Klein, “Ads Link O’Brien Spouse, Fund Loss,” The Boston Globe, October 21, 2002.
234 “It was the Ted Kennedy punch”: Interview with Michael Travaglini, 2007.
235 Romney had climbed back: Frank Phillips, “Poll Finds Romney and O’Brien in Dead Heat,” Boston Globe, November 1, 2002.
235 “We took on”: Frank Phillips, “Romney Sails to Victory,” The Boston Globe, November 6, 2002.
235 Romney, while celebrating: David Guarino, “Romney Tops O’Brien for Corner Office,” Boston Herald, November 6, 2002.
236 A few weeks after being sworn in: Interviews with current and former legislators, 2011.
236 “My usual approach”: Interview with Andrea Nuciforo, 2011.
237 “in memory of Mitt Romney”: Massachusetts Senate session transcript, State House News Service, July 17, 2003.
238 “We probably presented him”: Interview with Robert Pozen, 2007.
238 “the most important”: Anthony Flint, “Development’s Impact to Test Next Governor,” The Boston Globe, October 12, 2002.
238 “a decision maker”: Interview with Eric Kriss, 2007.
239 The budget gap never became: Scott S. Greenberger, “Romney Often Casts Himself as Budget Hero but Speeches Omit Some Important Detail,” The Boston Globe, October 24, 2005.
239 When Romney left office: Interview with Geoffrey Beckwith, executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association, 2007.
240 “Cities and towns”: Interview with Eric Fehrnstrom, 2007.
240 “What people don’t credit”: Interview with Barbara Anderson, 2007.
240 “the most significant restructuring”: Rick Klein, “Layoffs, New Fees in Romney Budget,” The Boston Globe, February 27, 2003.
240 After four years: E-mail from Eric Fehrnstrom, April 2007, based on state Human Resources Division data.
241 Weld, for example: Frank Phillips and Peter J. Howe, “Hill Deal Hurts Weld’s Outsider Image,” The Boston Globe, December 11, 1994.
241 “Weld had a genuine curiosity”: Interview with Thomas Finneran, 2007.
241 “You remember Richard Nixon”: Interview with Democratic lawmaker, 2011.
241 “My program for creating jobs”: Brian C. Mooney, Stephanie Ebbert, and Scott Helman, “Ambitions Grow and the Stances Shift,” The Boston Globe, June 30, 2007.
241 The state lost about 200,000 jobs: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov.
242 about a 1 percent increase: Ibid.
242 It was the fourth weakest: Interview with Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Analytics, 2007.
242 Under Ranch C. Kimball: Ranch Kimball, PowerPoint presentation, 2006; intervieew with Kimball, 2007.
242 In 2006, Bristol-Myers Squibb: Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development data, August 2011; www.bms.com/sustainability/worldwide_facilities/north_america/Pages/devens_massachusetts.aspx.
242 an unusual show of teamwork: Stephen Heuser, “Teamwork Landed Bristol-Myers,” The Boston Globe, June 3, 2006.
242 “His theory of government”: Interview with Salvatore DiMasi, 2007.
243 One was a bill: Scott S. Greenberger, “Lawmakers Toughen Drunken Driving Bill,” The Boston Globe, October 28, 2005.
243 Another came when Romney refused: Raphael Lewis, “Lawmakers to Rescind Retroactive ’02 Tax Bills,” The Boston Globe, December 2, 2005.
243 “an embarrassment”: Scott Helman, “Wiretap Mosques, Romney Suggests,” The Boston Globe, September 15, 2005.
243 But Romney committed the state: Michael Levenson, “With Bay State Relief Effort, Romney Gets Moment to Shine,” The Boston Globe, September 11, 2005.
244 “You’re too big”: Interview with witness, 2011.
244 As Romney and Amorello: Ibid.
244 “disappointment”: Kimberly Atkins, “Pike Boss in Hot Water,” Boston Herald, July 12, 2006.
244 “At a moment of crisis”: Interview with David Luberoff, 2007.
244 Tony Kimball, Romney’s former colleague: Interview with Tony Kimball, 2011.
245 Bulger had invoked: Shelley Murphy, “Bulger Refuses to Give Answers to House Panel,” The Boston Globe, December 7, 2002.
245 In June 2003: Shelley Murphy, “Grilled by US Panel, Bulger Says He Did Not Aid Brother,” The Boston Globe, June, 20, 2003.
245 The next day: Frank Phillips, “Governor Raps Bulger, Eyes Ouster,” The Boston Globe, June 4, 2003; Shelley Murphy, “On Brother, Bulger’s Memory Lapsed,” The Boston Globe, December 4, 2002.
245 After trustees rebuffed Romney: Jenna Russell and Patrick Healy, “UMass Trustees Rebuff Governor on Bulger,” The Boston Globe, June 27, 2003.
245 Lawyers negotiated: Jenna Russell, “Bulger Makes His Exit,” The Boston Globe, August 7, 2003.
246 His hasty ouster: Frank Phillips, “New Head of Civil Service Resigns,” The Boston Globe, August 29, 2003.
246 “Bill, my stomach is turning”: Interview with William Monahan, 2007.
246 Citing the litigation: Interview with Mitt Romney.
247 “The first couple of years”: Interview with James Vallee, 2007.
247 Romney would later contend: Interview with Mitt Romney.
247 “I never asked”: Interview with Robert Travaglini, 2007
248 “He forced all of us”: David Weber, “Democrats Take Sole Control of Statehouse as Romney Leaves Office,” Associated Press, January 4, 2007.
248 “The review process was completely apolitical”: Interview with Ralph Martin, 2007.
248 A July 2005 review: Raphael Lewis, “Romney Jurist Picks Not Tilted to GOP,” The Boston Globe, July 25, 2005.
248 He similarly showed: Analysis of contribution records from Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance, 2011.
249 “I wanted to change”: Interview with Mitt Romney.
249 reporters observed him: Sean Murphy and Connie Paige, “He Is the Director of the Department of Labor, the State Pays Him $108,000 a Year. But What Does Angelo Buonopane Do?” The Boston Globe, April 3, 2005.
249 Eric Fehrnstrom: Frank Phillips, “Romney Puts a Top Aide in Line for Pension,” The Boston Globe, November 22, 2006.
249 “unwarranted political attacks”: Frank Phillips, “Romney’s Top Aide Leaves New Post,” The Boston Globe, November 24, 2006.
249 Using the word “reform”: Frank Phillips, “Address Opens Struggle with Democrats,” The Boston Globe, January 16, 2004.
249 “Quite simply, reform”: Mitt Romney, State of the State address, January 15, 2004, Massachusetts State Archives.
250 He began an aggressive recruiting drive: Raphael Lewis, “Romney Hosts Gala for Recruits,” The Boston Globe, May 26, 2004.
250 Democrats were outraged: Raphael Lewis, “GOP Falls Short in State,” The Boston Globe, November 3, 2004.
250 “We could have had”: Interview with Massachusetts Republican, 2007.
250 With only 21 of 160 seats: Raphael Lewis, “GOP Has Its Fewest Seats Since 1867,” The Boston Globe, November 4, 2004.
250 “He put his personal reputation”: Lewis, “GOP Falls Short in State.”
251 “From now on”: Joan Vennochi, “See Mitt Run,” The Boston Globe, January 4, 2005.
251 “The whole climate changed”: Interview with Robert Travaglini.
251 That September: “A Big Stage for Romney,” editorial in The Boston Globe, September 2, 2004.
251 ratcheted up the chatter: Rick Klein, “As Romney Rips Kerry, Iowans See an Audition,” The Boston Globe, October 17, 2004.
251 Romney, in fact: Interviews with people familiar with th
e meetings, 2007.
251 The PAC went on: Scott Helman, “Romney Faces a Reckoning on ’08,” The Boston Globe, November 17, 2006.