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March 22, 2012

Romney Aide Likens Platform to "Etch A Sketch" 
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Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is taking heat after a key aide
suggested Romney will change his political stances if he wins the
nomination. Speaking to CNN, senior Romney advisor Eric Fehrnstrom
compared Romney's platform to an Etch A Sketch, the erasable toy.

John Fugelsang: "It's fair to say John Mc Cain was considerably a more
moderate candidate than the ones Gov. Romney faces now. Is there a
concern that the pressure from Santorum and Gingrich might force the
Governor to tack so far to the right it might hurt him with moderate
voters in the general election?"

Eric Fehrnstrom: "Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall
campaign. Everything changes. It is almost like an Etch A Sketch. You
can kind of shake it up and we start all over again."

Romney's rivals have seized on the comments. The gaffe overshadowed news
of an endorsement for Romney's candidacy from former Florida Gov. Jeb
Bush.



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