SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — There was one thing and one thing only on the minds and lips of Mitt Romney’s aides and advisers after Wednesday night’s Republican presidential primary debate: Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s position on Social Security.
Perry doubled down during the debate on his past statements of Social Security as a “ponzi scheme” and a “monstrous lie.” But Romney — the former Massachusetts governor — and his campaign looked past the rhetoric, calling that a distraction from the substance of Perry’s position on the issue, which they said amounts to being in favor of ending the program.
A top Perry aide refused, under repeated questions from The Huffington Post, to rule out the idea that Perry would favor dissolving altogether the 76-year-old program that pays out benefits to seniors.
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