Mitt Romney's campaign on Sunday released a new Web video
with the presumptive GOP nominee's sons paying tribute to their mother Ann
Romney to celebrate Mother's day.
The four-minute ad showcases video footage and photos of the
Romney children with their mother, as the sons share their favorite memories.
“Looking back on the things that impressed me most about my
mom, was how, I knew I was just one of five boys in the house, but I felt like
when I was with her, that I was the most important thing in the world to her,”
says Ben Romney.
“She is an authentic person. You know who she is when you
meet her. She’s not—she doesn’t put on airs. She doesn’t try to be something
that she’s not. She doesn’t try to measure what she’s going to say to gauge how
you’re going to react to it. She just says what she thinks,” adds Tagg.
“To all the moms, Happy Mother’s Day,” says a message at the video’s end.
In a statement released on Mother’s Day, Mitt Romney said
that “On Mother’s Day, I’ve been giving Ann lilacs every year since our first
son was born.”
“As a husband, a father, a grandfather, and a son, I have
had many wonderful women influence my life. When all is said and done, there’s
nothing more important than our families. I’ve been blessed with a wonderful
one,” Romney said.
Ann Romney's role at a stay-at-home mother came under attack
last month when Democratic political strategist Hilary Rosen said Romney had
"never worked a day in her life." Democrats quickly distanced
themselves from the comment.
While Rosen apologized for her comments, Republicans have
been slow to let the issue drop. Last
week, a pro-Romney super-PAC, Restore Our Future, released a video titled
“Happy Mother’s Day from Barack Obama’s Team,” reminding voters of Rosen’s
comments.
The Romney campaign has used Ann Romney to help build the
former Massachusetts governor’s support among female voters. Polls show a
gender gap between Romney and Obama.
A USA Today-Gallup poll of likely voters in 12 key
battleground states released last Monday found Obama leading Romney 52 percent
to 40 among female voters, with Romney ahead among men, 50 to 42 percent.
