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Mitt Romney's rivals have grabbed on comments produced by his communications director Eric Fehrnstromon CNN today recommending Romney's rightward change throughout the main may be "totally reset" throughout the overall election campaign. Here's the exchange:
JOHN FUGELSANG (CNN): "What is the concern that [Ron] Santorum and [Newt] Gingrich might pressure the governor to tack to date right it might hurt him with moderate voters within the general election?"
FEHRNSTROM: "Well, I believe you hit a totally reset button for that fall campaign. Everything changes. It's similar to an Etch-A-Sketch. You are able to type of shake up and restart all once again. However I will say, should you consider the exit polling data in Illinois, you'll notice that Mitt Romney is broadly acceptable to the majority of the factions within the party. You need to do that to be able to end up being the nominee…"
There's without doubt the tone and issues most displayed throughout the overall election will vary from individuals which were the main focus throughout the GOP primary. And there's without doubt that Romney or whomever may be the eventual nominee GOP nominee will need to "pivot" to manage leader Obama. But Fehrnstrom's example immediately struck a nerve among both Republican candidates and Obama campaign aides on Twitter, who attempted to really make it seem like Romney would change his positions if he is able to clinch the nomination.
" Certainly one of Governor Romney's aides today on tv stated that Gov Romney, after he wins the primaries, is going to be as an Etch-a-Sketch, You are taking whatever he stated and you may shake up and it'll go away and he will draw another picture for that general election. Well that needs to be comforting to any or all individuals who're voting within this primary," stated Ron Santorum within an interview on Fox News Funnel later Wednesday morning. "That whomever you will election for will probably be a totally remove all trace associated with a type of marks and have the ability to draw a brand new picture. Perhaps a picture kind of like as he went for governor of Massachusets, less a conservative. One factor you are able to say-even my staunchest experts will say-is a specific item is what you'll get. "
Santorum's spokesperson, Matt Beynon later tweeted a photograph of Santorum holding an empty "Etch-A-Sketch" at the back of a vehicle.
"@RickSantorum studying on @MittRomney policy positions yfrog.com/odl78wmj," tweeted Beynon.
And Newt Gingrich became a member of along with people on twitter poking fun of Ferhnstrom using the hashtag "Romneytoys".
"Etch a Sketch is a superb toy but a losing strategy. We want a nominee w/ bold conservative solutions. Newt.org #RomneyToys," tweeted Gingrich.
Both males showed up at campaign occasions with small red-colored Etch A Sketches with you.
Leader Obama's top campaign strategists assailed Fehrnstrom on Twitter, casting the remark as further evidence that Gov. Romney is unprincipled and "with no core."
"@ericfehrn states on CNN that Romney will erase his hard right positions generally election as an etch-a-sketch. Yeah, don't believe so," tweeted deputy Obama campaign manager Stephanie Cutter.
"Next day of winning IL primary, @MittRomney campaign informs GOP voters that his platform was all just an etch-a-sketch," she added later.
Senior Obama strategist David Axelrod: "Forget all you know. Forget everything you have often seen. Not far off. Mitt 5.!"
Obama campaign manager Jim Messina published to Twitter, "Romney's guy just stated on CNN he'll erase his hard-right positions within the general election "As An Etch-A-Sketch". #IDONTTHINKSO"
And, within a few moments of his peers, Obama campaign spokesperson Ben LaBolt became a member of the wray, together with a connect to the recording from the Fehrnstrom interview segment. "WATCH: Top Romney consultant states Romney will reinvent themself, his positions throughout general election. Principled. http://t.co/teMSLGSJ," he stated.
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