DNC Targets Romney Ahead Of GOP Debate

The DNC accused Mitt Romney of holding an out-of-touch stance on the U.S. housing crisis Tuesday, just hours before the former Massachusetts Governor was scheduled to debate alongside the rest of the GOP field in Nevada, the state with the highest foreclosure rate.

During a meeting with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Romney commented that Nevada’s economy would be improved by allowing foreclosures to take place unabated, noting that it would ultimately result in more homes hitting the market that can be sold or rented.

“Don’t try to stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course,” Romney said in the taped interview. 

“To Mitt Romney, America’s homes are nothing more than Monopoly pieces to trade and make a quick buck,” Brad Woodhouse, the Committee’s Communications Director, said during a conference call. “That’s appalling, but it’s not unexpected from a former financial executive that wants to allow Wall Street … to write its own rules again.”

Woodhouse added that the statement runs strongly against the former Governor’s attempt to campaign as a champion for the middle class.