Republican presidential presumptive nominee Mitt Romney on Thursday released part two to his ad detailing what he would do on his first day as President of the United States.
The ad, naming deficit reduction, regulatory policy and trade with China as key 'first day' issues, will be released in Ohio, Iowa, Virginia and North Carolina.
"What would a Romney Presidency be like?" the ad's voice over asks, echoing Romney's May 18 ad with the same premise. Both ads focus solely on policy changes that would effect America's economy, the key strategy for the Romney campaign.
While the May 18 ad details job creation from Keystone pipeline approval, tax cuts for businesses that create jobs and a repeal of Obama's 2010 health care law, today's ad highlights Romney's wish to "end the Obama era of big government," "make China play by the rules" and "repeal job-killing regulations."
Under deficit reduction, "Romney will immediately move to cut spending and cap it at 20 percent of GDP" on his first day in office, a campaign email said, adding he "will move immediately to cut non-security discretionary spending by 5 percent."
On trade policy with China, the Romney policy will build on mutual trust while asking the Treasury Department to list the Asian giant as a currency manipulator. Finally, on regulatory policy, a Romney presidency would see an immediate review of all such policies under Obama, and the imposition of "a regulatory cap on all agencies at zero dollars."
"That's what a Romney Presidency will be like," both ads end. Recent polls have shown Americans trust Romney's economic platform nearly or more than the president's. An NBC poll released Thursday shows respondents in three key swing states - Florida, Ohio and Virginia - trust Romney nearly as much on economic issues as the president, polling within the margin.
The poll showed Obama ahead of Romney in many other categories, but Romney was pulling ahead in Ohio and Virginia, two key swing states where the ad will be shown.
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