Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that change is needed but praised President Bush for keeping the U.S. safe during the war on terror.
The former Massachusetts governor criticized Democrats for not talking about terrorism.
"There is war being waged by terrorists and so long as there's a Republican president, there will be a war waged on terrorist," he said during the annual Lincoln Day Dinner.
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Earlier, Romney attended fundraisers in Aspen, Denver and Colorado Springs that raised more than $150,000, said Eric Fehrnstrom, a spokesman for Romney. Before his visit, Romney was leading GOP candidates in fundraising, having raised $495,408 in the state.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was second, with $272,861 raised so far.