Romney, who as Massachusetts governor introduced healthcare legislation that was used as a springboard for President Obama's 2010 Healthcare Reform Bill, has consistently been challenged on his stance on healthcare.
"Wait, before I answer that, I'd like to know how voters in Iowa feel about this whole healthcare thing?," he said at the latest GOP debate in Iowa yesterday. "It wouldn't be right to comment on important political matters without first finding out what the majority of voters think."
"That's how I formulated my stance on same-sex marriage, which I roundly supported until I realized that voters were vehemently against it."
Romney is widely expected to introduce key reforms to his position on socialized healthcare ahead of the opening round of primary elections in January, with the 64-year-old insisting: "a cancer patient shouldn't have to pay out of their ass to receive the correct medical care or have to worry about rising insurance premiums... oh, wait; the majority of conservative voters beg to differ on that one, so actually, scratch what I just said."
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