Sighhh .... The sadness of this letter, the image of political mercenaries. I supported Santorum as the Repuboican candidate out of the belief that Romney is a hypocrite. My beliefs have not changed.
Dear Washington State Santorum Delegate,
I hope this email finds you well. I just wanted to drop you a note and introduce myself. I used to be Rick Santorum’s Campaign Manager and I am now serving as Governor Romney’s Deputy Coalitions Director. Shortly after Rick Santorum dropped out of the race on April 10th, I received an invite to come to Boston to meet with the Romney Team in Boston. I immediately called Rick to get his thoughts on taking the meeting and the possibility of me working with Mitt. He was very supportive and even went as far to encourage the prospect. After 14 months of serving Rick in several different capacities, including Campaign Manager, I was not sure how the meeting was going to go or frankly how I would be received.
I am happy to report that not only did the meeting go well; it quickly became apparent that I would fit in on their team. It was clear from our discussion that we all want the same things; we want to defeat President Obama and put our country back on a path to prosperity and freedom.
Right there and then I knew I could not sit on the sidelines, that the stakes were too high. I made a promise to myself that I would work hard each and every day between now and November to ensure that happens. This election is critical, if we are going to maintain a majority in the House take back the Senate and win the Whitehouse, we must unite behind Mitt Romney and work together.
As Rick Santorum said in his endorsement a few weeks ago. “President Obama must be defeated. The task will not be easy. It will require all hands on deck if our nominee is to be victorious. Governor Romney will be that nominee and he has my support to win this the most critical election of our lifetime.”
I am pleased that the “Romney Slate” of delegates from Washington State to the National Convention in Tampa includes many delegates who supported Rick at the March 3rd caucus and continued to work for our campaign through the county convention process. These delegates will ensure that our conservative values will be heard in Tampa and continue to influence the party for years to come. I urge you to support the Romney unity slate at the Washington State Republican Party Convention in Tacoma on June 1-2, 2012.
I can do for any of you as Governor Romney’s Deputy Coalitions Director, please feel free to reach out. I have attached my contact info below, I start work early and end late, so don’t be shy calling during “off hours”. I am looking forward to talking with you in the near future.
Best Wishes,
Mike
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Michael Biundo
Deputy Coalitions Director
Mitt Romney for President
Email: [email protected]
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Main cell: 603-540-2572
Back-up cell: 603-540-3662
Twitter: @MichaelBiundo
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