Mitt Romney Meets with House GOP Members: “He Hit it Out of the Ballpark”

Mitt Romney met with House GOP members yesterday, and most say he did a fantastic job. Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock went so far as to say that Romney, “Hit it out of the ballpark.”

POLITICO: Several dozen House Republicans grilled Mitt Romney on social issues during his visit to Capitol Hill Wednesday, including his position on abortion and gay marriage, according to attendees.

But the former Massachusetts governor generally earned rave reviews from a set of lawmakers who have yet to make an endorsement in the GOP presidential primary. Romney sought to make a distinction between his experience as an executive in the private sector and his rivals’ backgrounds.

“He hit it out of the ballpark,” said Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), who had expressed concern Tuesday about Romney’s ability to counter attacks from President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. “He gave a stellar performance.”

Still, Romney found himself explaining yet again why his past support for abortion rights and civil unions should not be held against him by conservatives now that he firmly opposes the procedure and remains opposed to gay marriage. The tough questioning, from an audience of House members packed into the American Trucking Association’s townhouse on Capitol Hill, spoke to the reservations many Republican voters harbor about the former Massachusetts governor, participants said. . . . Read More