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Rick Santorum suggested Thursday that Republicans would be taking such a risk with Mitt Romney's "Etch A Sketch" shifts on core principles that they should instead reelect President Obama, drawing immediate criticism from his GOP rivals.

"You win by giving people a choice. You win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who’s just going to be a little different than the person in there," Santorum said while campaigning in Texas. “If they’re going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be the Etch A Sketch candidate for the future.”

The Etch A Sketch reference was a nod to Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom's suggestion Wednesday that "everything changes" during the general election, a comment some interpreted as indicating Romney would pivot away from some conservative policy positions.

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