Santorum Campaign Leaps On Etch A Sketch Line

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It’s hard to say who’s more excited about Mitt Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom’s Etch A Sketch gaffe: The Democrats likely to face Romney in the fall or the Republicans still fighting an uphill battle to deny Romney the nomination. Within hours of Fehrnstrom’s quote hitting the web, the Rick Santorum campaign  posted the ThinkProgress video to their homepage along with a statement decrying the quote:

Hogan Gidley, National Communications Director, said: “We all knew Mitt Romney didn’t have any core convictions, but we appreciate his staff going on national television to affirm that point for anyone who had any doubts.  With the two year anniversary of the signing of ObamaCare upon us, can voters really believe that the man who urged the President to use his healthcare plan in Massachusetts as a model would really repealObamaCare?  Or is that promise just something they would ‘shake up and restart’ with when Romney hits the general election.

 

Voters can trust that Rick Santorum will say what he believes, and do what he says.  They may not always agree with Rick Santorum, but they can trust him because they know he is a man of principle.  Clearly, the same cannot be said of Governor Romney.”

Democrats began furiously tweeting Fehrnstrom’s line as soon as it hit the web.

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