Mitt Romney is right about South Carolina and the Confederate battle flag flying near its state capitol: Take down the #ConfederateFlag at the SC Capitol. To many, it is a symbol of racial hatred. Remove it now to honor #Charleston victims. — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) June 20, 2015 But boy, he sure put his would-be successors as Republican presidential nominee in a tight spot. As the country stays focused on Charleston, where nine black congregants of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church were murdered, allegedly by reputed white supremacist Dylann Roof last week, the calls to remove the Confederate flag from the state house grounds have grown louder and louder.