Fresh off his double-digit victory in Tuesday's Florida Republican primary, a chipper Mitt Romney hit the morning talk-show circuit on Wednesday, appearing on the "Today" show, "Good Morning America," "CBS This Morning," "Fox and Friends" and CNN's "Starting Point" via satellite from Tampa.
With Newt Gingrich vowing to stay in the race until the Republican Convention--and to continue his attack on the frontrunner--Romney dismissed the notion that a long campaign would hurt his chances in a general election against Barack Obama.
"The attacks that have come from him have probably toughened us up and helped us learn how to respond," Romney told Charlie Rose on "CBS This Morning." "Clearly, what Barack Obama comes with will be a lot more money, even more vitriol than what we faced so far, but we're prepared."
Romney had clearly been practicing his talking points.
"I think what you're seeing now from Speaker Gingrich is just a precursor of what you'll see from President Obama," Romney told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on "GMA." Perhaps what we're getting now inoculates us, or at least prepares us, for what will come down the road. No question that Barack Obama's billion dollar machine will organize the most vitriolic, spiteful campaign in American history and we're going to have to be ready for that."
Romney trotted out the "billion" line to Soledad O'Brien on CNN as well: "I know that if I'm the nominee, Barack Obama is going to spend almost a billion dollars attacking me. So you might as well get it out there now.? Learn how to respond, and make sure that we're able to get back to the real issue people care about when the time of the general election comes around."
The former Massachusetts governor said the same to Matt Lauer on "Today": "I think the back and forth and even the attacks have been helpful because what's going to come from Barack Obama will be the same, just a heck of a lot more of it."
Perhaps the only news Romney made while making the rounds came during his interview with Lauer, when he confirmed he'll seek the endorsement of Rep. Michele Bachmann.
"I would like all the endorsements I can possibly get," he said. "By the way, any question about the support of conservatives, I think, was cleared up last night in Florida. People who call themselves conservative and very conservative overwhelmingly supported my campaign. Tea partiers supported my campaign. I hope I can convince people in Minnesota, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado. I have to get a lot of support from many in my party.
Still, he added on ABC: "I'm feeling pretty good today, obviously."
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