Romney doing debate prep at $3.9 million mansion
CNN National Political Correspondent Jim Acosta
West Windsor, Vermont (CNN) Debate prep doesn't get more preppy than this.
Nestled high atop a tree-covered hillside overlooking Vermont's Green Mountains, Mitt Romney is preparing for his upcoming debates with President Obama in a sprawling mansion, assessed at $3.9 million, according to local officials.
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"Only there twice a year. Sits empty otherwise," French said.
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Despite Vermont's reputation as perhaps the most liberal state in the U.S., Romney may be on the verge of winning over at least one of Healey's neighbors.
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The Republican candidate's selection of this woodsy New England backdrop did make the front page of the "Valley News,' but not "top of the fold." That honor went to a story with the headline: "Wild Boar Strolls Into Downtown Lebanon, Snacks on Apples."
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