The crowd to see Mitt Romney at the Fuel and Nest Coffee Shop was spilling out the door and filling sidewalks on Sunday afternoon in Mt. Vernon, Iowa.

Among those stranded on the sidewalk outside the event was Rollie Ostrander. The Solon resident said he’d seen a few candidates, including some Democrats and, except for Hillary Clinton, he’d really listened to what they had to say.

He’s worried about the future for his children and grandchildren and was looking for a “strong” leader. He thinks he’s found that leader in candidate Romney.

Ostrander took a Mitt Romney campaign sign for his yard.

Watch a clip from the end of Romney’s speech below the fold.Wife Ann Romney introduced the former governor and presidential candidate in Mt. Vernon.  He gave a short speech that included a story about a soldier being brought back from Iraq. With his hand on his heart, Romney retold tarmac scene as an airplane unloaded the Iraq casualty.

This video is the end of Mitt’s speech in the crowded store.  He covers health care, cutting deficit spending, energy independence, and Iraq in this clip.

At one point a young girl offered Mitt a handful of cash, he took it momentarily and then joked, “We’ll do that when the cameras aren’t rolling.”