According to Scott, Romney revealed that polling from Richard Wirthlin, Ronald Reagan's former pollster whom Romney had hired for the '94 campaign, showed it would be impossible for a pro-life candidate to win statewide office in Massachusetts. In light of that, Romney decided to run as a pro-choice candidate, pledging to support Roe v. Wade, while remaining personally pro-life.In November 1993, according to Scott, Romney said he and Wirthlin, a Mormon whose brother and father were high-ranking church officials, traveled to Salt Lake City to meet with church elders. Gathering in the Church Administration Building, Romney, in Scott's words, "laid out for church leaders ... what his public position would be on abortion -- personally opposed but willing to let others decide for themselves."
COMPLETELY changes the narrative on Romney: the propaganda he was pushing was that he had a change in heart back in the mid '00s. NOW the truth comes out from the horse's mouth. An actual admission of his status as a chameleon.
Funny, though, that it would come out from the Examiner. They endorsed Romney a couple of weeks ago. Surely they'd have to know that this will utterly sink him among ANY truly pro-life voter.
Thank you for posting that. Another note, the article states that Mitt was a ‘high ranking official’ making it sound more than it was (he was a Stake President). The part you posted mentioned that Wirthlin’s brother and dad were also ‘high ranking officials’, almost putting them in the same level. Wirthlin’s dad (Jospeh B. Wirthlin) wasn’t a “Stake President” but a Member of the LDS council of the 12 Apostles. MUCH Higher than Romney.