Mitt Romney slammed Rick Santorum on Thursday for his taking "one for
the team" remark in Wednesday night's contentious GOP debate.
He and Santorum are battling it out for primary wins in
Arizona and Michigan on Feb. 28. Neither candidate appeared to come
out ahead after Wednesday's debate, the final meeting before next week's
contests and the Super Tuesday races on March 6.
In the debate, Santorum repeatedly sought to explain why he had voted for legislation he did not agree with as a senator in Pennsylvania, including raising the federal debt ceiling and backing President George W. Bush's signature education law, No Child Left Behind.
"Sometimes you take one for the team, for the leader, and I made a mistake. You know, politics is a team sport, folks," he said.
Romney pounded on that remark.
"He talked about this as being taking one for the team. I wonder which team he was taking it for," the former Massachusetts governor said to laughs in a speech Thursday morning in Phoenix.
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