“Dirty Jobs” host Mike Rowe is scheduled to appear with Mitt Romney at a Wednesday campaign event in Bedford Heights, Ohio. Rowe impressed conservatives earlier this month with his open letter to Romney about the value of hard work and the nation’s skills gap.
@KHShan Really. That's great! Did you read the letter he wrote? I was impressed and Rowe was impressed that Romney read it.
— Dominique Higa (@mssmokeymon) September 26, 2012
The Twitterverse is bursting with the news that Rowe will endorse the GOP candidate at the “manufacturing round table.”
https://twitter.com/cincinchili/status/250947931245539329
Mike Rowe from "Dirty Jobs" to endorse and campaign with Romney. I like that guy even more now. Pretty cool.
— Tim Gray (@TimmyJGray) September 26, 2012
https://twitter.com/SnyderTX/status/250836502781767680
Remember Mike Rowe's open letter to Romney? He must have liked the response, because he's endorsing Mitt today in Ohio. http://t.co/QJf18ff5
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) September 26, 2012
Previously, Rowe indicated that he “will make no public endorsement, one way or the other.” But Cleveland.com reported:
The Discovery Channel personality and Ford Motor Co. pitchman will offer his support Wednesday to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a public event in Bedford Heights.
Romney’s campaign announced the Rowe endorsement late Monday when confirming Romney’s Cleveland-area itinerary for the final day of a two-day bus tour through battleground Ohio.
Is Rowe really ready to pick up the shovel for Romney’s campaign? One Twitter user points to remarks made by Rowe on Bill Bennett’s “Morning in America” program this morning.
Mike Rowe on Bill Bennett's 'Morning in America' says today is not an endorsement. He is joining Romney to move the conversation forward 1/2
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) September 26, 2012
Mike Rowe on Bill Bennett's 'Morning in America' says Romney responded to his letter about need for understanding jobs in 12 hours. 2/2
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) September 26, 2012
Then again, when Rowe wrote his open letter to Romney he promised, “If you read the whole thing, I’ll vote for you in November.”
Official endorsement or not, conservatives are thrilled to have Rowe join the national conversation about jobs. We’ll find out this afternoon whether Rowe is ready to take the plunge.
1:05 PM ‘DirtyJobs’ roundtable
TV host Mike Rowe joins Mitt Romney for a manufacturing roundtable with business leaders.http://t.co/lsoaWmbM— Conservatarian (@MarshallFSmith) September 26, 2012
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