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NEWS and REPORTS => World News => Topic started by: NewsCaster on Nov 07, 2012, 01:30 PM
- (http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/121107-romney-roots-1a.photoblog600.jpg)Dylan Martinez / Reuters, fileSimon Nash, his wife Maria and their daughter Sarah pose inside their home in Preston, northern England, on September 24.By Ian Johnston, NBC News, and wire reportsLONDON - A distant relative of Mitt Romney in England found himself cheering for the GOP candidate on election night – despite disagreeing with him politically.
Simon Nash, known as the “Deepdale Duck” in his role as mascot for Lancashire-based professional soccer team Preston North End, discovered that his 32-year-old wife Maria is Romney’s fourth cousin twice removed as he researched their family history.
While she and their 13-year-old daughter Sarah were largely uninterested in the U.S. election, Nash stayed up until Barack Obama was declared the winner by NBC News.
As he listened to the coverage, he found himself rooting for Romney.
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