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Romney an 'Etch A Sketch' candidate?

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-- Rami says he's almost there.

Romney took another big step toward the Republican presidential nomination last night with a major win in the Illinois primary.

Chief political correspondent Carl Cameron tells us his opponents say exactly where Romney is philosophically.

Seems a bit sketchy tonight.

With a decisive win by twelve points Mitt Romney took at least 41 out of Illinois 54 nomination delegates.

And assumed the role of presumptive nominee stumping in Maryland which votes April 3 thank you for what could be here -- artists that say yeah.

I don't they -- -- here before Romney's stretched his lead in the race to 11144 delegates he now has 563.

Rick Santorum 263.

Newt Gingrich -- 135 and Ron Paul fifty.

Romney's now touting progress uniting the party he's won the coveted endorsement of former Florida governor Jeb Bush and freedom works the conservative group that works closely with -- Tea Party.

Is now committed to helping Romney defeat the president.

But Santorum in Louisiana which votes Saturday got new ammunition from Romney's communications director.

Who was asked if rob he's been pushed too far to the right for the general elections.

By his primary rivals I think he hit -- reset button for the fall campaign everything changes it's almost like an Etch A Sketch you can kind of shaken up and we start all over again Santorum tweeted a photo of himself -- Etch A Sketch quote studying Romney's policies then slammed him as untrustworthy.

You're not looking for someone -- he had.

Can it.

Remember -- remarks.

First of told Fox News he was describing how the race will be reset on the nomination is clinched not Romney's policies like Gingrich piled on Romney as a serial flip -- or two.

You'll notice that there pictures aren't permanent.

There's nothing locked down.

You can redo it anytime you want.

Santorum aides showed up and passed out etch a sketches -- Romney's rallies.

While shaking hands Romney angrily brushed off reporter questions that moments later assembled the press to clarify his spokesman's remarks.

I can say this cool.

Campaign moves to becoming a -- The nature of the campaign itself in terms of staff.

Findings.

This season didn't go go do little movies of the day -- actually as my Clark campaign edition I'm running out.

-- -- -- -- -- I -- running as a conservative Republican House concerns over the -- and I'll be running as a conservative Republican nominee should be -- President.

Policies and positions.

Say.

The Etch A Sketch shake up knocked Romney off that message today it's a delicious distraction for his rivals and they're likely to hang onto it leading into this weekend's contest here in Louisiana.

But Rami was endorsed by Jeb Bush today and he did win last night and -- Etch -- -- controversy is not gonna arrays that brought shaking things up Karl thank you.