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Romney would hit ‘reset button’ for fall election, aide says

Mitt Romney’s campaign said on Wednesday that the former Massachusetts governor would hit a “reset button” for the general election, a strategy his opponents claim shows a lack of conviction. Appearing on CNN’s “Starting Point,” Romney Senior Advisor Eric Fehrnstrom again said his candidate is the inevitable Republican nominee, and that a campaign against President Obama would be different from the ongoing contest against Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.

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"Well, I think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign," Fehrnstrom responded. "Everything changes. It's almost like an Etch A Sketch — you can kind of shake it up, and we start all over again." ************************************************************************************************** Right, he'll start over with a whole new set of lies.

Foot-in-mouth syndrome is alive and well. It makes things entertaining. Let's face reality for a moment. 1) Romney will be the nominee. 2) The election could go either way. 3) A Romney administration wouldn't be all that different from a second Obama administration. Why? Because the economy affects the fortunes of those in office to a much greater extent than does the office holder affect the economy. The Presidency has got to be the worst job in the world that everyone wants to have.

Rick Santorum is pathetic. Such a loser! He is so desperate to make Romney look bad I'm beginning to wonder if he is really a Republican. I think the campaign is too much for him to handle.He sounds so crazy lately, misinterpreting anything he doesn't understand. Sorry Santorum, but you are not winning.

Etch-a-sketch is probably a good description of Romney's political "career," but I'm more that surprised that Fehrnstrom would admit that on television. Another campaign nickname for the fall: Mitt Etch-a-sketch.

Fehrnstrom said "Everything changes. It's almost like an Etch A Sketch — you can kind of shake it up, and we start all over again." Whether you are conservative or progressive, you should send this to everyone you know so everyone knows who Governor Romney is: he is an Etch A Sketch. For those not of my generation, this is a very lo-tech toy with a screen where you turn dials to create a thin black line on a grey field, the point being to create an IMAGE of your choosing that pleases you or someone else. Thank you, Eric, you have actually uttered a truth that your boss is incapable of. If this admission should go viral, good luck with your next endeavor. But after your phony twitter postings, it's seemed like Mr Clean will tolerate almost anything, no matter how unsavory.

With friends like Mr Fernhstrom, who needs enemies? But is sraad really Fehrnstrom? Or someone working for him?

You have no idea what a Romney administration would be like. You have no weather gage to judge him by. Personally, that is the scariest thing about him. Please tell me that I'm wrong. The only constant with MR is MR.

Fehrnstrom is even more of an embarassment to his party than was Michael Steele. While I favor having viable 3rd and 4th parties, if we are going to have just two, couldn't we at least have the most competent individuals in charge of each?

All Eric means is that you have to adapt to issues as they come up It's that simple.... there's all kinds of people out there who just want to twist things around every which way.. The issues at hand are big business must be forced to operate here in the states and hire american.. americans may have to accept less to get a job and washington has to curb spending and balance the budget...when this happens you'll see big corporate investment take shape domestically.. Drill in america and lower gas prices.. It's all so simple but they confuse it with free birthcontrol for "elective behavior" Mental toughness among our younger citizens needs to be raised.... Everyone is looking for a handout God helps those who help themselves.. Diligence is the mother of Good Luck !!!