Romney campaign urges supporters to mock Obama 'flexibility' comments on Twitter

Mitt Romney's campaign is seizing on President Obama's hot-mic gaffe, in which he told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he will have "more flexibility" to deal with missile defense after the November election, and urging supporters to tweet what they think the president might try to accomplish in a second term.

"President Obama had a revealing and unguarded moment when he was caught on tape telling Russia’s president, ‘This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.’ President Obama signaled that he’s going to cave to Russia on missile defense, but the American people have a right to know where else he plans to be ‘flexible’ in a second term," Romney said in a statement Monday.

"Higher taxes, more spending and increased debt are all on the table as long as Barack Obama is in the White House, despite what he says publicly. President Obama needs to level with the American public about his real agenda," Romney continued.

The campaign urged supporters to use the hashtag #ObamaFlexibility to mock the president by suggesting other policy positions he could be more flexible on in a second term.

The Romney campaign hopes the gaffe could resonate much in the same way that senior adviser Erich Fehrnstrom's "Etch A Sketch" gaffe did last week, quickly going viral and prompting Democrats and rival Republicans alike to question Romney's commitment to a conservative platform.

Already, top surrogate and former GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tweeted about the president's gaffe, citing the Etch A Sketch connection.

Pres Obama tells Medvedev he'll be more "flexible" on missile defense - that's a real "Etch A Sketch" leader!

— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 26, 2012

The White House downplayed the conversation between Obama and Medvedev in a statement Monday.

"Since 2012 is an election year in both countries, with an election and leadership transition in Russia and an election in the United States, it is clearly not a year in which we are going to achieve a breakthrough," deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said in a statement.

"Therefore, President Obama and President Medvedev agreed that it was best to instruct our technical experts to do the work of better understanding our respective positions, providing space for continued discussions on missile-defense cooperation going forward."

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