'Birther' bill supporters among GOP Platform Committee Member
Source: CNN
CNN Political Reporter Peter Hamby
Tampa, Florida (CNN) - At an event in Michigan on Friday, Mitt Romney joked about the veracity of President Obama's birth certificate and once again called attention to the GOP's awkward dance with a grassroots movement that has long questioned the president's citizenship and eligibility to hold office.
While the "birther" cause seems confined to the harebrained fringes of American politics, it's actually somewhat closer to the official domain of Republican politics than party leaders would like to admit.
As CNN wrote in May, Republican members of Congress and state-level GOP officials continue to publicly raise questions about Obama's citizenship.
Some elected officials have even pushed legislation requiring candidates for office to submit a certified birth certificate before securing ballot access.
Two such Republicans were involved in the drafting of the GOP's official platform earlier this week - though it must be stressed that nothing in the platform raises doubts about Obama's citizenship.
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It could really hurt Obama's re-election chances and the GOP needs to push it front and center. Maybe it should form the cornerstone of Romney's convention speech.
(Posted on the offchance that there may be some Republican strategist reading this. Just trying to help, guys 
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