Republican candidates name state co-chairs
Pope explained his reasons for joining the Romney campaign as a "combination of agreeing with his principles and recognizing that he is electable."
"He [Romney] is such a captivating speaker and he just has a warm personality," Pope said. "He's as sharp as a tack and is probably one of the most intelligent people who have ever run for the office."
The Romney strategy is based on setting up different state organizations over time. For much of the past year, Romney has focused his money into the early battleground states. Romney began his campaign with little name recognition nationally, so he has had to focus on the early primary states to engender support.
The campaign has still managed to begin setting up state organizations throughout the country, including California, Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, Puerto Rico and Maryland.
"Governor Romney's campaign is a national campaign," said Alex Burgos, director of specialty media for the Romney campaign. "This is part of a process where we're building grassroots support."
Thompson and Romney are not the only candidates with support among Maryland Republican leaders. The Giuliani campaign has had a presence in the state for months now and benefits from the support of former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, who lost a close reelection bid against current Gov. Martin O'Malley. For a Republican governor in Maryland, which is a traditionally Democratic state, Ehrlich enjoyed an approval rating over 50 percent and strong support from Maryland conservatives.
"We've got some very high profile people that are in different camps," said John Flynn, the executive director for the Maryland GOP. "Whether that'll bring people to Maryland we'll see."
The Romney campaign is looking to reach out to young voters through Internet networking. Romney was the first candidate to set up a Facebook account and is using his Students for Mitt program to reach out to students.
"Social networking platforms also offer a new way to inform and engage a web-savvy generation of voters" Burgos said. "Our plan is to use online organization to produce offline results on Election Day."
"He [Romney] is such a captivating speaker and he just has a warm personality," Pope said. "He's as sharp as a tack and is probably one of the most intelligent people who have ever run for the office."
The Romney strategy is based on setting up different state organizations over time. For much of the past year, Romney has focused his money into the early battleground states. Romney began his campaign with little name recognition nationally, so he has had to focus on the early primary states to engender support.
The campaign has still managed to begin setting up state organizations throughout the country, including California, Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, Puerto Rico and Maryland.
"Governor Romney's campaign is a national campaign," said Alex Burgos, director of specialty media for the Romney campaign. "This is part of a process where we're building grassroots support."
Thompson and Romney are not the only candidates with support among Maryland Republican leaders. The Giuliani campaign has had a presence in the state for months now and benefits from the support of former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, who lost a close reelection bid against current Gov. Martin O'Malley. For a Republican governor in Maryland, which is a traditionally Democratic state, Ehrlich enjoyed an approval rating over 50 percent and strong support from Maryland conservatives.
"We've got some very high profile people that are in different camps," said John Flynn, the executive director for the Maryland GOP. "Whether that'll bring people to Maryland we'll see."
The Romney campaign is looking to reach out to young voters through Internet networking. Romney was the first candidate to set up a Facebook account and is using his Students for Mitt program to reach out to students.
"Social networking platforms also offer a new way to inform and engage a web-savvy generation of voters" Burgos said. "Our plan is to use online organization to produce offline results on Election Day."
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