Romney nets big campaign bucks in Vegas

Published on May 17, 2011 at 09:09AM

(LAS VEGAS) – Likely GOP candidate Mitt Romney raised $10.25 million on Monday at a daylong fundraiser in Las Vegas. Romney’s finance chair, Spencer Zwick, said the former governor raised nearly twice as much money as he did in the 2008 presidential campaign, with twice as many backers at the one day event. With the help of Rep. Jason Chaffetz and other Utahns, Romney’s message of job growth and economic boost is clear. Romney said Obama’s economic plans have not worked and says Obama does not like free enterprise and capitalism. He says he wants to put America back on track economically, as he did with the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Chaffetz commented that his number one goal is to defeat Barack Obama and thinks Romney is in the best position to do that. Chaffetz has not officially endorsed any GOP candidate, saying it’s too early in the campaign to make a move towards endorsements.