Battle of the Gaffes: Santorum slams Romney by . . . backing Obama?
Trying to capitalize on the Romney campaign’s now-famous “Etch-A-Sketch” gaffe, Rick Santorum spoke a little too freely himself. The LA Times reports,
Santorum seemed to say he’d rather see President Obama reelected than send Romney to the White House.
Speaking at an event in Texas, Santorum again made the case that Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom’s comments Wednesday on CNN about a “reset” of the campaign if Romney clinched the nomination showed the former Massachusetts governor’s efforts to appeal to conservatives were insincere.
“You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who’s just going to be a little different than the person in there,” Santorum told a crowd in San Antonio, according to NBC News. “If you’re going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk with what may be the Etch-A-Sketch candidate of the future.”
Romney’s campaign, eager to punch back after the Etch-A-Sketch moment went viral online, seized on the comment, emailing the this statement to reporters in the candidate’s name:
“I am in this race to defeat Barack Obama and restore America’s promise. I was disappointed to hear that Rick Santorum would rather have Barack Obama as president than a Republican.
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