Josh Romney Fires Up Washington Republicans

Before Josh Romney started speaking to Republican supporters in Tacoma, the Romney campaign played a video clip of Rick Santorum urging his campaign supporters to back Romney during the Washington State Republican Party Convention.  Delegates and other supporters came to a special reception held just down the street from the convention center in order to hear directly from Romney’s son on Thursday night.

Josh Romney received a very enthusiastic welcome from those assembled.  He spoke proudly of his multiple visits to Washington during this campaign.  Josh said it was a big win during the Washington caucuses held this past March, and helped Romney gain momentum in winning delegates for the nomination.

Josh said part of campaigning is the pressure of knowing that people are owed for the hard work they are doing to get the candidate elected.  He said his Dad is working 18 hours a day campaigning across the country.

Josh said that Romney is keeping pace with Obama, but that if you think about the last four years, you can imagine how bad it would be to have another four years of him.  He also recognized the efforts of Ron Paul and his supporters in doing everything possible to ensure that Obama is defeated in November.

Referring to Obama’s criticism of Mitt Romney for work at Bain Capital, Josh acknowledged that his father was not always successful in every investment, but that he was successful far more often than he wasn’t.  Further, he learned from his failures, and work with the Olympics, and knows what it takes to create jobs to help America.

In comparing that record to Obama, Josh points out that Obama does a “public sector investment” in Solyndra.  Josh finds it interesting that Obama would criticize his father for his investment deals, when he is losing investment money made with other people’s money.

Josh said Mitt is running because of his 18 grandchildren, and could be spending time doing things besides staying in hotel rooms across the country.

He also told of how after the last race, his mother told Mitt that if she ever thought about him running again, he should take her, shake her, and slap her across the face.

Mitt replied, “You also said that after every pregnancy!”

Josh added that there were five children in his family, and he must have said that after each one of them were born.

In concluding, Josh Romney thanked the campaign supporters for working to make Mitt Romney the next President of the United States.

Listen to Josh Romney’s remarks: