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  GOP hopeful Romney faces tough crowd at DU
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News DateThursday, October 11, 2007 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionBy David Montero, Rocky Mountain News
October 11, 2007
In the era of prescreened audiences and canned questions, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney opted for neither Wednesday at the University of Denver.

That fact alone earned the former governor a lot of credit among the few hundred in attendance. But it also became apparent why some campaigns shield candidates from tough questions.

Matt Goodrich, a second-year law student, was the third person up to ask the former governor of Massachusetts a question. He was following another student who had just challenged Romney on the benefits of a for-profit health care system.

Romney smiled at Goodrich as he was handed a wireless microphone. Goodrich didn't smile back, but thanked the candidate for taking questions.

And then, he laid it out.

"As a gay man, gay citizen, why should I vote for you, and how would you protect my rights better than the other candidates?" he asked.

After about a minute of rambling, Romney answered.

"There are some places you'll probably not agree with me. I think marriage should be between a man and a woman," Romney said to applause. "Because I think the ideal setting for raising a child is where there is a mom and a dad involved. At the same time, I'm not in favor of discrimination."
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