Romney: Rick Santorum Isn’t Conservative Enough to Be My VP

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Romney: Rick Santorum Isn’t Conservative Enough to Be My VP

Still running to his right, Mitt Romney tells Fox News that rival Rick Santorum isn’t fiscally conservative enough to be his vice president.

(Hat tip to Political Wire)

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By colin cw, March 13, 2012 at 11:29 am Link to this comment
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Romney did not say that he would not choose Santorum as his running mate. He said that, if he were to choose someone to the right of himself (he did not acknowledge than anyone was), then Santorum would not fit the bill. That’s not the same thing.

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