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This week, we are starting a new segment, taking a deep dive into mitt romney's michigan roots, his family, formative years and his political philosophy. today it is a look at his father, george romney. they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree and the campaign trail in michigan, mitt romney is trying to remind voters he certainly is his father's son. >> i grew up in michigan. it was exciting to be here. i remember going to the detroit auto show with my dad. that was a big deal. >> now the elder romney is a beloved figure in michigan. he brought back the american motor corporation for ...

>> can social issues eclipse fiscal issues? >> this is not even about contraception for me. >> this is not a women's rights issue. this is a religious liberty issue. >> they may alienate catholic voters. >> this is my plea, just own it. >> whether the dust settles here, it's this president who is standing with women. >> the republican candidates are battling. >> what's wrong with mitt romney? >> mitt romney lost his mojo. >> my father never graduated from college. 'prenticed as a plaster carpenter. >> obviously, you know, he's trying to humanize himself. >> he sounded like a clinical psycholog...

From college. he apprenticed as a plaster carpenter, he was good at it, he could take a handful of nails and stick them in his mouth and spit them out pointy end forward. on his honeymoon, he put paint in the back of the car, so he could sell it as he went to the hoel hotels, my dad believed in america and the america that he believed in, a plaster guy could work out to be the head of a car company. >> that is mitt romney last night making case for his family's working class roots. say what you will about him and the wealth he was born into, it a compelling story and it a testament to how his ...

Missouri's base of evangelical and tea party supporters likely pushed him to victory there. last night, he thanked his supporters before focusing on president obama. >> there's probably another person who maybe is listening to your cheers here tonight also, and that might be at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, you better start listening to the voice of the people. then again, i wouldn't be surprised if he isn't listening. why would you think he would be listening now? has he ever listened to the voice of america before? i don't stand here to claim to be the conservative alternative to mitt romney. i ...

seditious. and they made them change the language of a letter from a bishop to his people. ladies and gentlemen, freedom is at stake in this election. we need to be the voice for freedom. and that founding document, the declaration of independence, at the end of the document, the founders signed their names. but the last clause of the document said we pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor. ladies and gentlemen, every generation of americans doesn't create freedom, but they have in many respects a harder job. they have to maintain freedom. your charge tonight, your char...