RNC Chair: Romney’s 2011 Tax Extension A ‘Shiny Object’ Distracting Attention

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RNC Chair Reince Priebus on Sunday argued that it’s no big deal that presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has sought an extension for filing his 2011 tax return, calling the issue a “shiny object” that Democrats may use to distract attention from the economy.

“First of all, Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax return,” he said on CNN’s State of the Union. “He released the estimate for the 2011 tax return. What we’re talking about is an extension to file paperwork. The worst irony here is the tactic of this president, to talk about tax returns and a Buffett Rule, when in reality we have bigger issues to talk about.”

“And this election won’t come down to the timing of a tax return,” he added. “This election will come down to the state of this economy and how Barack Obama failed this country.”

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