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^Agreed to an extent. However, every politician seems to speak a certain way to certain groups of people. Romney's mistake was answering the question about whether he stood by what he said.

If he had a good campaign manager and advisers, they would have not released a statement about it, answered any questions or even hint at saying anything about it.

Here are the possibilities:
1. Answer the question and tell the truth about how you feel. You get the fallout he has had right now. Not a good choice.
2. Answer the question and rescind your comments, or try to explain them away. Doing that compromises your integrity, somewhat alienates your base (though they will still vote for you) and makes you look wishy-washy. Not a good choice.
3. Release a statement but do not talk about it any further. The media rips the statement to pieces, calls him a poor-hater, helps him seem even more arrogant, etc... Not a good choice.
4. Say or do nothing until the debates roll around, giving you and your advisers time to contemplate a good response. Still not a good choice but still somewhat better than the other three.