The 2010 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators and icons who you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed, with Mir-Hossein Mousavi having won the honor, users can continue to vote for their favorites until the list is revealed on Thursday, April 29th

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

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Age: 63
Occupation: Former governor of Massachusetts
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0

He may have lost the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, but few think Romney is done with political life. In fact, all signs point to a 2012 bid: the former Bain CEO is raising money for GOP candidates across the country and just came out with a book, No Apology: The Case for American Greatness. A majority of political insiders in a January 2010 National Journal poll predicted that the Mormon would be the 2012 nominee.

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