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Ann Romney: Electing Mormon would show progress

By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY

Ann Romney took her turn on Jay Leno's couch last night, talking about her husband's caring ways and his chance to make history as President Obama did four years ago.

"I love the fact that we have the first African-American president," Romney said on The Tonight Show. "That means to me that we're leaving prejudices behind. I would hope that if Mitt were elected, we would see more of the same, that prejudices are left behind."

Mitt Romney is the first major-party presidential nominee who is Mormon.

As she has throughout the campaign, Ann Romney attested to her husband's qualifications for the White House and stressed that "he cares and he's competent." She said he is a "doer" and doesn't just talk about what he wants or can accomplish.

Romney also talked a little about the electrical fire on board her charter flight last Friday, which forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Denver. Romney said the whole incident "happened so fast," but she was glad for the quick response of the pilot, Secret Service agents on board and the emergency responders on the ground.

What about Mitt Romney's comment about why plane windows don't open?

Ann Romney explained that her husband was trying to minimize the danger. "It's his way of making light of how worried he was about me," she said, adding that it was "his way of dealing with panic, knowing how dangerous this was."

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