conservatives don't like about romney care is the plan's individual mandate that requires people in massachusetts to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. a similar mandate in the president's law is being challenged in the courts. >> is romney care a deal breaker for a lot of tea party folks? >> the individual mandate is a deal breaker. people do not want to see government dictating that they purchase what is a private product. we think that's a disaster. >> i think there are a number of features in the massachusetts plan that could inform washington on ways to improve health care for all americans. >> back in '09 when we asked the former governor about that mandate, he defended it. >> it is a mandate. >> it is a kind of mandate. it's a requirement. in order to get a tax exemption that you'd normally you'd, you got to get health insurance because we want everybody in the system, no more free-riders. >> democrats already have clips like that cued up for 2012. >> i agree with mitt romney who