In Fehrnstrom’s defense, he was right. This is what candidates in both parties do—whether it’s softening a position on an issue or professing sudden love for someone you slammed as a primary foe, but who now is offering you his or her endorsement. It’s not that Fehrnstrom was wrong. He just shouldn’t have said it out loud. All candidates shake the proverbial Etch A Sketch, but Romney has a particular problem explaining why he has changed his views on such fundamental issues as abortion and gay rights.
"the most wide-open, the most fluid, the most topsy-turvy."
— Ralph Reed, founder and chairman of the Faith & Freedom Coalition on this year’s GOP race at CPAC 2012 - ‘Topsy-Turvy’ GOP Race Heads to CPAC
"He wanted an open marriage and I refused."
— In excerpts the network released before the broadcast, Marianne Gingrich said that when she learned of Gingrich’s affair with Callista Bisek, a congressional staffer, he asked his wife to share him.
Two days before the South Carolina Primary, Perry drops out of the race.
Republican presidential candidates Perry and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas speak during a debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich. More in our photo gallery of 2012 GOP candidates.
"I just wanted to give you a heads up. I don’t have anything to hide."
— Herman Cain Says Woman Will Accuse Him of Having an Affair, denies all allegations.
"Oops."
