Heh. I love it.
Either the Romney campaign is scared shitless and is seeing internal polling that gives them good reason, OR the Eric Fehrnstrom is simply trying to downplay the importance of the primary:
Eric Fehrnstrom & some guy
“Mitt Romney has connections to three states,” Eric Fehrnstrom said Monday on MSNBC. “Four years ago we won all three of three of those states [Michigan, Utah and Massachusetts]. Is any one of them a must-win for Mitt Romney? No.”
“I think the must-do for any candidate running for president is achieving the 1,145 delegates," he added. "That’s what’s going to secure the nomination, and it’s a long process, and as of right now we have a nearly three to one lead over our closest rival in terms of delegates."
Doesn't sound too confident does he?
Well, it is too late for them to start walking back expectations because we've got this from the candidate himself:
Asked what a loss to Rick Santorum -- the former Pennsylvania senator who leads Romney in polls here -- would mean for his campaign, Romney said the following:
"Well that won’t happen."
Since Mitt likes being able to fire people, he might, after losing Michigan, consider getting his jollies on his campaign staff. But that wont help him. The problem with Mitt Romney isn't his staff, which has been competent. The problem with the Mitt Romney campaign is Mitt Romney.