Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, the Republican frontrunner to challenge Obama in November, and the party’s other leading candidates, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, want less spending, major reforms of government programs, lower taxes, trade expansion, and less and more-targeted regulation than does Obama.
前马萨诸塞州州长、最有希望成为奥巴马11月大选竞争对手的罗姆尼以及其他共和党候选人（包括前众议院发言人纽特·金里奇）希望能够减少支出、对政府项目做出重大改革、降低税率、扩张贸易，并减少监管、增加监管的针对性。