Mitt Romney loves to guess people’s age. During campaign stops, he's known to saunter up to strangers and offer a number, apparently unconcerned that he might offend. In honor of Mitt’s campaign quirk, we've created a game. We have turned the tables on Romney, his competitors, and some other ageless wild cards in the political arena. This is a test of perceptiveness as well as political knowledge.
How old do you think Romney is?
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How Old Is Mitt Romney?
Answer: 64.
His birthday, it's worth noting is coming right up. (March 12)
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How Old Is Mitt Romney in This Photo?
(Answer on the next slide.)
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How Old Is Mitt Romney in This Photo?
Answer: 22.
This photo was taken on March 15, 1969, three days after his birthday. He is pictured with his then-fiancée Ann Lois Davies.
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How Old Is Ann Romney?
(Answer on next slide).
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How Old Is Ann Romney?
Answer: 62. (In the previous photo, she was 19.)
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How Old Is Callista Gingrich?
(Answer on the next slide.)
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How Old Is Callista Gingrich?
Answer: 46.
She was technically 45 at the time of this photo, however. She just celebrated a birthday last week.
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How Old Is Callista Gingrich in This Photo?
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How Old Is Callista in This Photo?
Answer: 32.
In those days, people knew her as Callista Bisek.
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How Old Is Newt Gingrich?
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How Old Is Newt Gingrich?
Answer: 68.
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How Old Is Newt Gingrich in This Photo?
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How Old Is Newt Gingrich in This Photo?
Answer: 51.
He turned 52 six days later on June 17, 1995.
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How Old Is Rick Santorum?
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How Old Is Rick Santorum?
Answer: 53.
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How Old Is Rick Santorum in This Photo?
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How Old Is Rick Santorum in This Photo?
Answer: 40.
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How Old Is Ron Paul?
Bonus question: what is Paul holding?
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How Old Is Ron Paul?
Answer: 76.
Bonus answer: a one-ounce silver coin.
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How Old Is Ron Paul in This Photo?
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How Old Is Ron Paul in This Photo?
Answer: approximately 30.
Although this image is not dated, Paul served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1965 and then in the Air National Guard from 1965 to 1968.
How Old Are Ronald and Nancy Reagan in This Photo?
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How Old Are Ronald and Nancy Reagan in This Photo?
Answer: Ronald is 74, Nancy is 63.
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How Old Are Hillary Clinton and Janet Reno in This Photo?
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How Old Are Hillary Clinton and Janet Reno in This Photo?
Answer: Clinton is 45 and Reno is 55.
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How Old Is George Bush in This Photo?
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How Old Is George Bush in This Photo?
Answer: 43.
How Old Is Barbara Bush in This Photo?
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How Old Is Barbara Bush in This Photo?
Answer: 48.
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How Old Is Bo Obama?
We have no evidence that Romney guesses pets' ages. But it might not be a bad gimmick to try to convince dog-on-the-roof conspiracy theorists that he likes animals.
