The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sought to depict Mitt Romney as "more conservative" than his former primary rival, Rick Santorum, in a Web video released Tuesday.
In the video, the DNC splices together clips of Romney comparing himself to Santorum throughout the campaign, as well as touting his conservative credentials.
"I find it interesting that he [Santorum] continues to describe himself as a real conservative. This is a guy who voted against right-to-work. This is the guy who voted to fund Planned Parenthood," says Romney during a Fox News interview featured in the video.
Santorum, who had hoped to be seen as an alternative to Romney for many conservative voters in the GOP primary, ended his bid for his party's nomination in April.
The former Pennsylvania senator
formally endorsed Romney in an email to supporters late Monday night, after weeks of speculation on an official announcement.
"We both agree that President Obama must be defeated. The task will not be easy. It will require all hands on deck if our nominee is to be victorious. Governor Romney will be that nominee and he has my endorsement and support to win this the most critical election of our lifetime," said Santorum.
The DNC also mashes together a series of Romney's remarks that were seized on by Democrats during the primary campaign, including his comments on Planned Parenthood, the auto bailouts and the poor.
"Planned Parenthood, we're going to get rid of that," said Romney during a television interview in March.
The former Massachusetts governor later clarified that he meant he would assess federal funding of the women's health organization as part of a budget-balancing effort. His campaign at the time slammed Democrats for taking his words out of context.
The video also re-hashes Romney's CNN interview in February, in which he said "I'm not concerned about the very poor."
Romney was discussing his concerns for the middle class, pointing out that the "very poor" have a safety net to rely on. Watch Romney's full interview
here.
