Celebs, pols rally Virginians for Romney

Published August 28, 2012 4:00am ET



CLEARWATER, Fla. — Virginia delegates are getting a fresh look at Mitt Romney this week as the Republican prepares to reintroduce himself as the party’s new standard-bearer.

Olympic athletes from the Salt Lake City Games that Romney helped save from disaster visited the Virginians Tuesday to talk about Romney as a leader and problem solver. A day earlier Romney’s eldest son, Tagg, and actor Jon Voight were on hand to talk about Romney’s family, faith and values as the Romney campaign seeks to spotlight a more personal side of the candidate.

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