Mitt Romney Subject of Anonymous Attack Ahead of Colorado Caucuses (AUDIO)

state-flag-colorado.jpgA shadowy group blast-texted a message critical of Republican Mitt Romney in the wee hours of morning Saturday. The attack was targeted to Colorado voters ahead of Tuesday’s GOP caucuses.

The sender of the message was listed as “[email protected].” That website, however, displays no information about the group. 
Records show this domain was registered on Feb. 1 through GoDaddy.com via Domains By Proxy LLC, an Arizona-based company whose motto is “your identity is nobody’s business but ours.”
The text message’s subject was “Romney Supports Mandates,” and it included the phone number 970-673-7226 — which plays a recorded, anonymous attack against Romney that highlights his recent comments about not focusing his campaign on the “very poor.”
Click here to listen to the audio of message: AntiRomneyCO.mp3
Here’s the transcript of the automated message:
MALE NARRATOR: Listen to Mitt Romney’s comments about the poor during this recession. 
ROMNEY: I’m in this race because I’m concerned about Americans. I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there, and if it needs repair, I’ll fix it. I’m not concerned about the very rich. They’re doing just fine.
MALE NARRATOR: Romney later reiterated this point. 
ROMNEY: My campaign — we need to chose where to focus. You can focus on rich. That’s not my focus. You can focus on the very poor. That’s not my focus.
MALE NARRATOR: Please let us know what you think about Romney’s poor comments after the tone.
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