[Politico notes that a] Mitt Romney spokesperson offered an unusual counterattack Tuesday to an ad in which a laid-off steelworker blames the presumptive GOP nominee for his family losing health care: If that family had lived in Massachusetts, it would have been covered by the former governor’s universal health care law.
"To that point, if people had been in Massachusetts, under Governor Romney’s health care plan, they would have had health care," Andrea Saul, Romney’s campaign press secretary, said during an appearance on Fox News.
[And Red State notes Conservatives are not happy with this line of defense:]
Conservatives have put aside their distrust of Romney on this issue in the name of beating Barack Obama. They thought he and his campaign team had gotten the message and the hints. Consider the scab picked, the wound opened, and the distrust trickling out again.
About the only thing more stupid in terms of building bridges with the right would be to say something nice about fetal stem cell research.
Start your watches for that one!
Romney Spokesperson: If Missouri workers who lost insurance due to Bain plant closures 'had been in Massachusetts, under Gov. Romney's health care plan, they would have had health care.'
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