Fraudulent Robo-Calls Feature Santorum Endorsing Romney In Michigan

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by James Crugnale | 6:32 pm, February 20th, 2012

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Did Rick Santorum just call up Michigan voters and ask them to support Mitt Romney? Some Michiganders are reporting that they’re getting phone calls using Santorum audio from 2008 endorsing Romney during his first run for the presidency. That year, Pennsylvania senator wholeheartedly supported Romney and campaigned for him on the Laura Ingraham Show–now it’s being used against him.

According to Detroit Free Press reporter Bob Campbell:

After a short introduction in the automated call to Michigan voters, Santorum says: “If you’re a conservative, there really is only one place to go right now. I would even argue farther than that. If you’re a Republican, if you’re a Republican in the broadest sense, there is only one place to go right now, and that’s Mitt Romney.”

BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski dug up the audio from 2008 and posted it recently. Detroit Free Press reporter Bob Campbell surmises that either the Romney campaign or one of its SuperPACs got their hands on it and are cleverly (or sinisterly) repurposing it through robocalls.

Listen to the audio below via BuzzFeed:

(h/t Detroit Free Press)

Andrew Kaczynski, Buzzfeed, endorsements, Michigan, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Robocalls

http://www.facebook.com/people/Ketan-Pattani/100000305045290 Ketan Pattani

Santorum accused Ron Paul for bad Robocalls in Iowa (Ron Paul was leading in polls)
Santorum accused Romney for bad Robocalls in SC(Romney was leading in polls)
Santorum accuses Romney for bad Robocalls in Michigan(Romney/Santorum tied currently in polls)

There seems to be a pattern here. Sure it is not an inside job?
Anonymous

It’s really fun to watch the Republicans use all their dirty tricks on each other in the primary. By the way—How’s that Citizen’s United thing working out for ya! Hope Alito is enjoying it.
Centrist79

This will backfire on Romney and probably cost him Michigan.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Emma-Thomas/100003357377085 Emma Thomas

Citizens United is an incredible decision. It is very hard to see what the point was. Do our judges really believe you promote free speech by allowing whoever has more money to drown out everyone else? The US is becoming a curious place.
Anonymous

How can someone who endorsed Romney try to paint themselves as the anti-Romney to begin with?