Pres. Obama campaign rep. responds to the GOP debate

Pres. Obama Deputy Campaign Manager Stephanie Cutter weighs in on the Arizona Republican CNN debate, including infighting between the candidates and Mitt Romney’s position on immigration.

Cutter says, “They went at each other on a number of things…. Every one of them on that stage has taken an earmark. Mitt Romney took earmarks, but he’s attacking Rick Santorum for taking earmarks. Rick Santorum has taken earmarks, but he’s attacking Mitt Romney for the same thing. So I think a lot of people are scratching their heads and wondering why aren’t we talking about the issues that actually really concern us like jobs and the economy. Mitt Romney only talked about his tax plan that he introduced yesterday once and that was defending himself against Rick Santorum because Rick Santorum said that Mitt Romney was protecting the 1 percent.”

She continues, “Mitt Romney has the most extreme position on immigration of anybody running for president…. He is supporting the Arizona plan, which even other border states don’t support because it’s the extreme. There’s a reason why even the Catholic bishops are against the Arizona plan. There’s a lawsuit there for a reason. I’m sure it will be talked about should he be the nominee in the general election.”

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