HOST: Is there a concern that Santorum and Gingrich might force the governor to tack so far to the right it would hurt him with moderate voters in the general election.
FEHRNSTROM: Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. Everything changes. It’s almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and restart all of over again.
When the main goal of your campaign is to convince voters that you actually have principles that don't shift depending on the situation, that was probably the worst thing to say. The statement is, however, somewhat less of a major gaffe because it did not come directly from Romney.
About an hour ago, Romney had a press conference where he addressed the issue by calling himself a "conservative Republican" several times, thinking that would convince everyone. At least he didn't call himself "severely conservative."
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