Democratic Candidates Want Challenge Dropped
MASSACHUSETTS
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Two Democratic gubernatorial candidates suggested their party drop the residency challenge to Republican Mitt Romney, the same day attorneys gave closing arguments before the state board that will decide if he is eligible to run.
Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich--who lived in Washington until 1995 and has been questioned by Republicans about his own residency qualifications--said that the debate is drawing attention away from the campaign issues.
“We should drop it and allow him on the ballot,” Reich said.
Steve Grossman, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Democrats risk making Romney a hero by challenging him in a courtroom instead of on the campaign trail.
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