Presidential candidates Jon Huntsman Jr. and Newt Gingrich talk with Mitt Romney at a Republican presidential debate.
Evan Vucci, Associated Press
Mitt Romney's new Iowa TV advertisement highlights his steadiness and constancy both in business and as a family man, inviting sharp contrast with the thrice-married Newt Gingrich, who polls show has a sizable lead over Romney among likely voters in next month's Iowa Caucus.
The commercial features photos of the Romney family, emphasizing Romney's 42-year marriage to his wife Ann, and the candidate's own words from last month's CNBC debate. The commercial marks a new phase in the GOP presidential nomination campaign, one focused more on character issues than their policy differences, according to an Associated Press story.
The ad is a "clear shot across the bow" by Romney and a "not-so-subtle swipe at Gingrich," wrote Washington Post Election 2012 blogger Nia-Malika Henderson.
The 30-second ad will run in Iowa and New Hampshire, Henderson reported.
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If saying "I love my wife, we've been married a long time" is a shot at Newt, I can certainly understand Mitt's inability to resist taking the shot. Newt's got no one to blame but himself.
Newt's problem is the proof is in the pudding. Governor Romney doesn't have to degrade anyone as the ads are about Governor Romney and his accomplishments, which are numerable. He served the State of Utah and the United States when hosting the 2002 More..
One picture is worth a thousand words. Governor Romney displays a professional and still family image that shows traditional family values. He shows those values not only in the picture but by his actions over the past 42-year marriage and business More..