Romney encourages Obama to embrace DeMint-backed pledge

Jul 14, 2011 4:50 PM
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Romney encourages Obama to embrace DeMint-backed pledge

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) encouraged President Obama on Thursday to embrace the principles contained in the "Cut, Cap and Balance" supported by most GOP presidential candidates.

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Romney, who's been reluctant to wade into the tense negotiations in Washington between Obama and congressional Republicans, said that the pledge, promoted by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) as a litmus test for presidential candidates, would defuse the debt negotiations.

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