PRESS RELEASE from the Democratic National Committee
March 13, 2012

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Statement on Results of Republican Primaries in Alabama, Mississippi

Washington, D.C. – DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement tonight on the results of the Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi:

“Tonight’s results show exactly what we’ve been seeing throughout the race for the Republican nomination: Mitt Romney simply cannot close the deal with Republican primary voters, who handed him losses in both Alabama and Mississippi tonight. 
 
“It wasn’t for a lack of trying on Romney’s part – he had a huge spending advantage over his rivals, which he used to carpet-bomb them with negative ads.  He did everything he could to pander to the far right wing of his party with extreme and out-of-touch positions like vowing to get rid of Planned Parenthood, as he did today.  Romney even took the unbelievable step of playing to Southern stereotypes by faking a Southern accent, declaring his affinity for grits and using ‘y’all’ every chance he got.
 
"And even after all this, Mitt Romney could not get the job done.  Republican primary voters tonight rejected Romney for the same reason independents have abandoned him in droves: he has no core values and he'll do or say anything to win.  With tonight’s double defeat, Mitt Romney saw what has already become a long slog to the GOP nomination become even more difficult.”
 

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PRESS RELEASE from Alabama Democratic Party

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Contact:
Bradley Davidson
Executive Director

Statement from ADP Chair Mark Kennedy on Presidential Primary Results

MONTGOMERY — "Mitt Romney’s loss tonight is proof that Alabamians are just not buying what he’s selling and that he is not the right man for the job, despite carpet bombing the state with negative ads against his opponents. Romney has proven over and over that he will say anything to get elected, while ignoring what matters most to the American people, like jobs and security for the middle class.  

“In appearances across the state with his sidekick, Lt. Governor Kay Ivey, Romney again tried to pander for votes, embarrassingly trying to connect with Alabamians while continuing to support tax breaks for the rich, attacking women’s health, and providing no real blueprint for how he’ll create new American jobs. 

"Romney continues to move further to the right in a desperate effort to be ‘severely conservative’ and appease Tea Party supporters, alienating independent and moderate voters along the way. If he becomes his party’s nominee, tonight’s loss proves it will come at a considerable cost heading into the general election. It’s obvious that Southern voters don’t care for Mitt Romney’s recipe for cheesy grits.”

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