Michael Steele actually said...

It was the base that rejected Mitt because of his switch on pro-life from pro-choice to pro-life. It was the base that rejected Mitt because it had issues with Mormonism.

Context

Michael Steele discusses the reasons why Mitt Romney did not win the Republican Presidential primary.

05/11/2009

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