Rick Perry has been fighting on his heels ever since Mitt Romney launched his offensive over Perry’s criticism of Social Security. Based on his latest moves, it looks like his big plan to push back rests on portraying Romney as a Democrat.In an interview with Sean Hannity on Wednesday, Perry used Romney’s Massachusetts health care plan to tie him to the White House. It’s a familiar attack on Romney, but Perry’s language was unusually tough. “We don’t need to nominate Obama-Lite,” he said. “We don’t need to nominate someone who is going to blur the lines between President Obama and our nominee.”
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