Hundreds Flock to Troy to Show Support for Romney

Campaign supporters for former Massachusetts governor and Michigan native Mitt Romney gave a strong showing Thursday in Troy, where the presidential hopeful held a rally at the .

Hundreds of Romney's backers packed the hall to listen to Romney speak for about 20 minutes before shaking hands and speaking with the audience.

Michigan Atty. Gen. Bill Schuette rallied the audience before introducing Romney and his wife, Ann.

"Too many people in Michigan are out of work, out of jobs and out of hope," Schuette said before introducing Romney and his wife, Ann. "Our president has no new jobs planned – well you know, I'm wrong – oops. Our president has got a plan. He's focused on his job, and wants to raise your taxes. That's Barack Obama's plan."

Romney spoke about his fondess for Michigan and wisdom that his father, George W. Romney, who rose to be head of the American Motors Co. and later the governor of Michigan, had imparted to him as a young man, and how the same lessons hold true today.

"I remember asking him one day, 'Dad, we make the best cars right? Yeah. Then how come they sell so few? And how in the world with this little company can you compete with General Motors?' He said, 'Mitt, there is nothing as vulnerable as entrenched success.'"

Romney, who attended the on Wednesday, warned about the dangers of becoming complacent.

"I know what this city can be and was, because I saw it that way," Romney said. "And I know what this country is headed toward. If we take the policies that we've seen in the past three years and continue them time and time again."

Romney also said he would cut programs, even popular ones such as public broadcasting, in order to reduce the deficit.

Bill Chalmers, who drove from St. Clair County to attend the rally, said he has been a Romney supporter since Romney's first presidential bid in 2008.

"He has the best chance to beat Obama," Chalmers said.