Day 3 and Sandoval Already Tries to Backpedal Away From Perry Social Security Comments
Las Vegas, NV – Predictably, this didn’t take long. It’s day 3 of Governor Sandoval’s endorsement of Texas Governor Rick Perry and he is already having to backpedal on Perry’s comments calling Social Security a “ponzi scheme.” While comparing Social Security to criminal enterprises is nothing new for Nevada Republicans, it didn’t take long for Sandoval to begin stepping back from Perry’s reckless comments, telling journalist Jon Ralston he wouldn’t use Perry’s words to describe Social Security.
“While we understand why Governor Sandoval feels the need to distance himself from Rick Perry’s reckless comparison of Social Security to something Bernie Madoff would cook up, one would think he would have thought about this before making the endorsement,” said Nevada State Democratic Party spokesperson Zach Hudson. “The fact is, words matter. Governor Sandoval needs to answer whether or not he agrees with the candidate he wants to be President of the United States that Social Security is a ‘ponzi scheme’, ‘unconstitutional’, and ‘a monstrous lie’.”