MITT ROMNEY aiming to keep focus on economics – BostonHerald
By MB Snow at February 22, 2012 | 12:02 am | Print
Mitt Romney — desperate to turn the campaign conversation back to the economy as social issues have roiled the GOP primary — will try to keep the focus on tax reforms at tonight’s debate as he looks ahead to a must-win primary in his native Michigan, according to the former Bay State governor’s close advisers.
“He will talk in some detail about how he would take a look at tax reforms,” said campaign aide Tom Rath, as Romney announced yesterday that he supports a “flatter tax” as he prepares to deliver a major economic address in Detroit on Friday.
“From the moment he announced his candidacy, he has really traded on the economic issue universe, and he continues to believe that’s going to be foremost in Americans minds,” Rath said.
Romney’s emphasis on the economy comes as he battles a surging Rick Santorum, who has emerged as the darling of conservatives thanks to his strong stance against abortion and gay marriage. Santorum has overtaken Romney to become the Republican front-runner, according to Real Clear Politics’ compilation of polls. The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania also is beating Romney in his own backyard, Michigan.
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