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Mitt Romney on the campaign trail

The former Massachusetts governor leads big against GOP rivals in New Hampshire polls, but to his skeptics, he looks like the most vulnerable of candidates.

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July 5, 2011

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney meets with local business owners during a town hall meeting in Hampton, N.H. A month ago, the Republicans who would be president gathered for a debate in New Hampshire and had nothing but nice things to say about one another. With Romney leading polls everywhere and Rep. Michele Bachmann suddenly a threat in leadoff caucus state Iowa, Republicans who'd been working to introduce themselves to the nation now are feeling the need to take their GOP competitors down a notch.

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Romney holds news conference after talking with local business owners at a town hall meeting in Hampton, N.H.

July 5, 2011

Romney holds news conference after talking with local business owners at a town hall meeting in Hampton, N.H.

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Romney works the crowd as he marches in the Fourth of July parade in Amherst, N.H.

July 4, 2011

Romney works the crowd as he marches in the Fourth of July parade in Amherst, N.H.

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Romney shakes hands while marching in the Fourth of July parade in Amherst, N.H. Romney, considered the republican front runner, raised nearly 20 million in the second quarter.

July 4, 2011

Romney shakes hands while marching in the Fourth of July parade in Amherst, N.H. Romney, considered the republican front runner, raised nearly 20 million in the second quarter.

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Romney shakes hands with a U.S. Marine while marching in a Fourth of July parade in Amherst, N.H.

July 4, 2011

Romney shakes hands with a U.S. Marine while marching in a Fourth of July parade in Amherst, N.H.

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Romney talks with reporters outside Allentown Metal Works in Allentown, Pa.

June 30, 2011

Romney talks with reporters outside Allentown Metal Works in Allentown, Pa.

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After just announcing his 2012 presidential candidacy, Mitt Romney, far right, has a brief meeting with family and staff -- from left, son Josh, staffer Garrett Jackson and wife Ann -- at Doug and Stella Scamman's Bittersweet Farm in Stratham, N.H.

June 2, 2011

After just announcing his 2012 presidential candidacy, Mitt Romney, far right, has a brief meeting with family and staff -- from left, son Josh, staffer Garrett Jackson and wife Ann -- at Doug and Stella Scamman's Bittersweet Farm in Stratham, N.H.

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

Romney does an interview before announcing his intention to enter the 2012 presidential race at a farm in Stratham, N.H.

June 2, 2011

Romney does an interview before announcing his intention to enter the 2012 presidential race at a farm in Stratham, N.H.

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

Sitting in Doug and Stella Scamman's kitchen at Bittersweet Farm, Mitt Romney does a media interview before announcing his intention to enter the 2012 presidential race. Romney leads against GOP rivals in New Hampshire polls.

June 2, 2011

Sitting in Doug and Stella Scamman's kitchen at Bittersweet Farm, Mitt Romney does a media interview before announcing his intention to enter the 2012 presidential race. Romney leads against GOP rivals in New Hampshire polls.

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Romney and his wife, Ann, walk to the stage before Romney officially steps into the 2012 presidential arena by announcing his candidacy before a big crowd at Doug and Stella Scamman's Bittersweet Farm in Stratham, N.H.

June 2, 2011

Romney and his wife, Ann, walk to the stage before Romney officially steps into the 2012 presidential arena by announcing his candidacy before a big crowd at Doug and Stella Scamman's Bittersweet Farm in Stratham, N.H.

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

The former Massachusetts governor officially stepped into the 2012 presidential arena by announcing his candidacy before a big crowd in Stratham, N.H. Some of Romney’s top 2008 allies have declared that if he loses the primary in the Granite State, his campaign will die here.

June 2, 2011

The former Massachusetts governor officially stepped into the 2012 presidential arena by announcing his candidacy before a big crowd in Stratham, N.H. Some of Romney’s top 2008 allies have declared that if he loses the primary in the Granite State, his campaign will die here.

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Romney addresses a supportive crowd while he officially steps into the 2012 presidential arena in New Hampshire. The state is seemingly split into two camps when it comes to Romney: those who like and support him with varying degrees of enthusiasm and those who like him as a neighbor but not as a future president.

June 2, 2011

Romney addresses a supportive crowd while he officially steps into the 2012 presidential arena in New Hampshire. The state is seemingly split into two camps when it comes to Romney: those who like and support him with varying degrees of enthusiasm and those who like him as a neighbor but not as a future president.

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

Romney officially announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president before a big crowd in Stratham, N.H.

June 2, 2011

Romney officially announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president before a big crowd in Stratham, N.H.

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

Some New Hampshire Republicans see Romney as the party’s best bet, the seasoned warrior who has learned from his mistakes and paid his dues to become the top man.

June 2, 2011

Some New Hampshire Republicans see Romney as the party’s best bet, the seasoned warrior who has learned from his mistakes and paid his dues to become the top man.

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

Romney leaves the stage after announcing his 2012 GOP presidential candidacy. He offers himself as an economic problem solver rather than an ideologue.

June 2, 2011

Romney leaves the stage after announcing his 2012 GOP presidential candidacy. He offers himself as an economic problem solver rather than an ideologue.

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Political consultant and former Romney political director Jamie Burnett speaks to New Hampshire House members at the Presidential Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. The cruise is a yearly event where the political community of Carroll and Belknap counties can meet national and local candidates.

June 3, 2011

Political consultant and former Romney political director Jamie Burnett speaks to New Hampshire House members at the Presidential Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. The cruise is a yearly event where the political community of Carroll and Belknap counties can meet national and local candidates.

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Former Carroll County Republican Committee chairman, veteran campaign staffer, and property manager and builder Luke Freudenberg is in the midst of constructing a dock on Lake Winnipesaukee at a property he manages in Wolfeboro, N.H. “People here really appreciate Mitt,” Freudenberg said. “He’s kind, very accessible.” Still, he said he’s looking for “an alternative” to Romney.

June 4, 2011

Former Carroll County Republican Committee chairman, veteran campaign staffer, and property manager and builder Luke Freudenberg is in the midst of constructing a dock on Lake Winnipesaukee at a property he manages in Wolfeboro, N.H. “People here really appreciate Mitt,” Freudenberg said. “He’s kind, very accessible.” Still, he said he’s looking for “an alternative” to Romney.

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

Beverly Bruce, right, vice chair of the Carroll County Republican Committee, speaks to political activists, and at left, Frank and Terry McCarthy have their own conversation at the yearly Presidential Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee.

June 3, 2011

Beverly Bruce, right, vice chair of the Carroll County Republican Committee, speaks to political activists, and at left, Frank and Terry McCarthy have their own conversation at the yearly Presidential Dinner Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) speaks quietly to Beverly Bruce, left, at the Presidential Dinner Cruise.

June 3, 2011

U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) speaks quietly to Beverly Bruce, left, at the Presidential Dinner Cruise.

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New Hampshire state representative, speaker pro tem and 'dean' of the Republican leadership of Carroll County Gene Chandler plants pole beans while smoking a cigar at his home in Carroll County. In describing a typical New Hampshire voter, Chandler quotes former U.S. Rep. Mo Udall, 'A voter says, I don't know if I like him yet, I've only met the candidate twice.'

June 5, 2011

New Hampshire state representative, speaker pro tem and "dean" of the Republican leadership of Carroll County Gene Chandler plants pole beans while smoking a cigar at his home in Carroll County. In describing a typical New Hampshire voter, Chandler quotes former U.S. Rep. Mo Udall, "A voter says, I don't know if I like him yet, I've only met the candidate twice."

Melina Mara / The Washington Post

Left to right: Keith Kinney, Parker Kinney, 6, and Colby Kinney, 3, play in front of Zeb's General Store in Conway, N.H. The tourism business is one of the main sources of revenue in New Hampshire.

June 4, 2011

Left to right: Keith Kinney, Parker Kinney, 6, and Colby Kinney, 3, play in front of Zeb's General Store in Conway, N.H. The tourism business is one of the main sources of revenue in New Hampshire.

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Julia Veelie, plays 1970s classics every Saturday at an 'open mike' to passing locals and tourists in Wolfeboro.

June 4, 2011

Julia Veelie, plays 1970s classics every Saturday at an "open mike" to passing locals and tourists in Wolfeboro.

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June 4, 2011

Ishan Jao, left, and Chin Feng Yang of Baltimore sit by Chocorua Lake just outside of Conway, N.H.

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Mitt Romney, with wife Ann, greets voters before announcing his entrance into the 2012 presidential race at a farm in Stratham, N.H.

June 2, 2011

Mitt Romney, with wife Ann, greets voters before announcing his entrance into the 2012 presidential race at a farm in Stratham, N.H.

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Mitt Romney answers the questions of New Hampshire voters at a Town Hall meeting in Manchester.

June 3, 2011

Mitt Romney answers the questions of New Hampshire voters at a Town Hall meeting in Manchester.

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