Mitt Romney criticizes Obama at NRA convention

Mitt Romney criticizes Obama at NRA convention

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ST. LOUIS • Facing the prospect of a less than enthusiastic crowd at Friday's National Rifle Association convention, Mitt Romney, who has a mixed record on gun issues, brought in his own secret weapon.
"My sweetheart," Romney told the audience, "Ann Romney."
Mitt Romney — who once vowed not to erode tough state gun laws in his home state — may never win the hearts and minds of gun owners in this campaign.
But, given their disdain for the Democratic incumbent, he will likely win their votes, one reason Friday's speech was a pivot toward the general election.
The former Massachusetts governor in effect clinched the nomination on Tuesday, when Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, suspended his campaign.
Appearing in front of the nation's largest gun rights group, Romney sought out a larger audience, homing in on economic issues and continuing his campaign's pitch to middle-class women that began this week when a Democratic commentator brought Ann Romney into a d

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