Monday, November 2, 2009

Romney: NY-23 was a "very anomalous situation"

Another exchange between Harry Smith and Mitt Romney on The Early Show -- this time, about NY-23.

SMITH: There's a battle going on right now for the soul of the Republican party. Conservatives say there's no room for moderates there.

Will this tactic save or kill the Republican party?

ROMNEY: Well, the Republican party has always had a lot of voices, and we are going to continue to be a big-tent party. The New York 23rd race had a very anomalous situation...

SMITH: [interrupting] ... that's not a big tent.

ROMNEY: No, I disagree with you. You look across the elected Republicans in Congress and Governor's offices. They represent a pretty wide perspective of issues. But New York 23rd was a very anomalous situation.


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