The Hill reports on the Romney statement and the immediate reaction:
“President Obama’s lawsuit claiming it is unconstitutional for Ohio
to allow servicemen and women extended early voting privileges during
the state’s early voting period is an outrage,” he said in a statement
posted to Facebook Saturday afternoon. “The brave men and women of our
military make tremendous sacrifices to protect and defend our freedoms,
and we should do everything we can to protect their fundamental right to
vote. I stand with the fifteen military groups that are defending the
rights of military voters, and if I’m entrusted to be the
commander-in-chief, I’ll work to protect the voting rights of our
military, not undermine them.”
Romney’s statement received a great deal of traction online — it had more than 10,000 “likes” on Facebook within an hour of being posted.
Update: The statement now has 109,000 likes.