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Top Romney Adviser Says Romney Can Change His Positions After The Primaries...(updated)
Last edited Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:20 AM - Edit history (1)
Top Romney Adviser Says Romney Can Change His Positions After The Primaries: ‘It’s Almost Like An Etch A Sketch’
By Alex Seitz-Wald
Mitt Romney can’t be held accountable for his extreme right-wing views, at least according to his campaign’s senior adviser, who said the candidate should be given a “reset button” on any positions he’s taken during the primary campaign if he wins the nominations and faces off against President Obama in the fall.
Appearing on CNN this morning, Romney Communications Director Eric Fehrnstrom was asked if he’s concerned that Romney may alienate general election voters with some of the hard-right positions he’s taken during the primary to appeal to conservatives. Fehrnstrom brushed this concern off:
Watch it:
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Polls show Romney has lost support among independent voters as the primary campaign has forced him further to the right.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/21/448804/eric-fehrnstrom-etch-a-sketch/
By Alex Seitz-Wald
Mitt Romney can’t be held accountable for his extreme right-wing views, at least according to his campaign’s senior adviser, who said the candidate should be given a “reset button” on any positions he’s taken during the primary campaign if he wins the nominations and faces off against President Obama in the fall.
Appearing on CNN this morning, Romney Communications Director Eric Fehrnstrom was asked if he’s concerned that Romney may alienate general election voters with some of the hard-right positions he’s taken during the primary to appeal to conservatives. Fehrnstrom brushed this concern off:
HOST: Is there a concern that Santorum and Gingrich might force the governor to tack so far to the right it would hurt him with moderate voters in the general election.
FEHRNSTROM: Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes. It’s almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and restart all of over again.
FEHRNSTROM: Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes. It’s almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and restart all of over again.
Watch it:
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Polls show Romney has lost support among independent voters as the primary campaign has forced him further to the right.
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/03/21/448804/eric-fehrnstrom-etch-a-sketch/
The ads write themselves. It's good to have confirmation that Rmoney is morally bankrupt.
Updated to add this from Steve Benen:
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Update: A month ago, Romney was asked to describe himself in one word, and he picked "resolute." It was ironic at the time, but it looks even worse thanks to his campaign's new choices in metaphors.
Second Update: One wonders if conservative activists, worried about whether Romney would keep his commitments to them if elected, might reevaluate their support for him given the campaign's plan to "restart all over again" once the general election phase begins.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/21/10792968-the-2012-etch-a-sketch-plan
Update: A month ago, Romney was asked to describe himself in one word, and he picked "resolute." It was ironic at the time, but it looks even worse thanks to his campaign's new choices in metaphors.
Second Update: One wonders if conservative activists, worried about whether Romney would keep his commitments to them if elected, might reevaluate their support for him given the campaign's plan to "restart all over again" once the general election phase begins.
http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/21/10792968-the-2012-etch-a-sketch-plan
"Resolute"
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