"I remember it as a crystallizing moment, " says Doug Heye, the RNC's communications director.

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Former Republican National Committee Spokesman Doug Heye said Romney's above-the-fray strategy served him well during the summer, when most voters were not paying much attention to the race.

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"Since new information has been brought to our attention with respect to this discrepancy, we are reviewing our options regarding transaction reports in the House of Representatives, " Doug Heye said at the time.

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