Romney Avoids Reporters; No Press Conference in Two Weeks
Published at
EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images(DETROIT) — Mitt Romney has not taken questions from reporters in a press conference for nearly two weeks, the longest stretch he has gone without doing so since early November.
The former Massachusetts governor last held a press conference in Atlanta on Feb. 8, and has not done so again since.
In the fall, Romney went more than two weeks in between press conferences, holding one on Oct. 26 in Virginia and not doing so again until Nov. 11 in South Carolina.
At the beginning of January, he would hold near-daily press conferences, during one stretch holding one on Jan. 9, 11, 12, and 17.
Romney has, of course, maintained a public campaign schedule, including town halls and tele-town halls where he solicits questions from voters. He has also done several local news interviews.
In contrast, Sen. Rick Santorum held press conferences on Feb. 9, 15 and 18, while Newt Gingrich has held four press conferences since Feb. 13.
A spokesman for Romney’s campaign had no comment.
Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio