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Contractors make rare primary endorsement of Romney

Associated Builders and Contractors normally endorses after intraparty contests are over, but sought Santorum defeat in Ohio ABC advertisement in the Columbus Dispatch, ahead of the Ohio primary. Associated Builders and Contractors, a group staunchly opposed to what it sees as President Barack Obama’s pro-union policies, has taken an unusual step by endorsing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president in the midst of the Republican primary season. The group also ran a pro-Romney ad in the Columbus Dispatch on Sunday, March 4, just ahead of Ohio’s important primary, where Santorum polled strongly (and ultimately lost to Romney by 1 percentage… Read More