To keep you updated on transportation policies:
"If this speech illustrates Romney’s true view on public transportation — that it has to pay for itself — advocates have a lot of work to do in educating him before he goes head-to-head with Obama for the White House."
https://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/01/04/romney-wins-iowa-loses-the-rail-passenger-vote/
And there is more here: https://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/01/03/in-iowa-gop-candidates-ignore-transportation-and-urban-issues/