he said he would release his own for the last three years on the very day kennedy turned over his taxes for public scrutiny. so, that was the gig, right? i will release my tax returns but only when my opponent releases his. mitt romney lost to ted kennedy in the senate race. mr. romney s opponent, the senator, never released his tax returns, and so neither did mitt romney. but when he ran for office the next time, in 2002, when he ran for massachusetts governor, his opponent in the race did release her tax returns. in fact, all of the democrats vying to run against him released their tax returns even before they had picked their democratic nominee. robert reach and shannon o brien, they all released multiple years of their tax returns. and remember, in 94, mr. romney said if my opponent releases tax returns, i will, too, that very day. but in 2002, when his opponent released tax returns, mr. romney wouldn t do it. he wouldn t release his. what changed?
without releasing his own. sure, he would. he said he would release his own for the last three years on the very day kennedy turned over his taxes for public scrutiny. i will release my tax returns but only when my opponent releases his. mitt romney lost to ted kennedy in the senate race. mr. romney s aponeabout, the senator, next released his tax returns so neither did romney. but when he ran for office the next time, in 2002, when he ran for massachusetts governor, his opponent in the race did release her tax returns. in fact, all of the democrats running against him released their tax returns even before they picked their democratic nominee. robert reach and shannon o brien, they all released multiple years of their tax returns. and remember, in 94, mr. romney said if my opponent releases tax returns, i will, too, that very day. but in 2002, when his opponent released tax returns, mr. romney wouldn t do it. he wouldn t release his.