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A spokeswoman for Mitt Romney admitted Monday that the presidential campaign's strategy was to win the Iowa caucuses, despite efforts by the candidate throughout the year to downplay expectations.

"Our strategy is to win there," Romney communications director Gail Gitcho said during a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon.

Gitcho then began to walk her comments back, saying the campaign wanted to win every contest.

"We want to win wherever our name is on the ballot and we're going to be in Iowa enough to show that Mitt Romney is going to be the best candidate to take on President Obama," Gitcho said.

Romney has been reticent to fully engage in the state after a disappointing performance there in the 2008 GOP primary contest. During that cycle, Romney spent more than $10 million in the state, but still placed second to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, failing to capture the support of Iowa's conservative voters.

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