At combative town hall in Maine, Romney defends record, slams Obama contraception decision

PORTLAND, Maine – Mitt Romney may be a native son of New England, but the reception voters gave him here in this northeastern state Friday was far from a hearty “welcome home.”

With an eye toward avoiding a fourth straight defeat in an early nominating contest, the former Massachusetts governor and GOP frontrunner brought his campaign on Friday night to the Pine Tree State, where he took questions from voters for the first time in nearly a month and worked to round up support in the state’s week-long municipal caucuses, which wrap up Saturday.