Eric Fehrnstrom, a former senior advisor to Romney, tweeted Tuesday that “Trump’s immigration plan is a Punji stake pit for other candidates. They should not fall into the trap of looking like they oppose reform.”
Katie Packer Gage, a deputy campaign manager for Romney, told CNN that Republican candidates need to be careful.
“This is an issue that I think Republican candidates have to be very careful about. I don’t think that the majority of the American people are ready to repeal the 14thAmendment and say children born in this country are not citizens,” she said.
Vin Weber, a GOP strategist and former senior advisor to Romney’s 2012 White House bid, said voters don’t currently see Trump as speaking for the GOP but worries that will change if he continues to dominate the polls.
“The longer that he remains in the front-runner status and if he can solidify for the time being that role and the more other candidates move toward his positions, the more this is going to be become the Republican position,” he said. “I’m very concerned about it.
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