Article: Mitt's Initial Public Offering; Can Romney, a big shot from the private sector who is accustomed to control, handle the chaos of a political campaign?(Mitt Romney)(Interview)

Byline: Evan Thomas, Samantha Henig and Jonathan Darman (With Daniel McGinn)

Mitt Romney seemed to be on a roll. His campaign had just reported that it had raised over $20 million, more than either Rudy Giuliani ($15 million) or John McCain ($12.5 million). Romney was starting to move in the polls, and on the campaign trail he seemed loose, even funny. Eager to prove his bona fides as a conservative at a stop in rural New Hampshire, he talked about struggling to kill a rabbit with a single-shot.22-caliber rifle and joked that it got easier when someone loaned him a semiautomatic. The gun-loving crowd laughed appreciatively. Feeling expansive, Romney declared that ...

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