Read the quotation from a 2018 live interview with Mitt Romney when he was running for the US Senate.


There are times in politics you look back and say, "You know what? I compromised my principles there. I wish I wouldn’t have.” And you admit that honestly . . . but on policies, policies we think are consistent with those principles . . . on policy, we learn, as time goes on, "Gee, circumstances are different than I thought. Maybe this thing I didn’t like is working better than I imagined.” And so . . . you can learn and see if there’s a way to find common ground.


–Mitt Romney, October 1, 2018

Which statement best summarizes Mitt Romney’s main point?

Politicians should compromise their principles if that would help them politically.
Politicians should not compromise their principles or the policies they supported in the past.
Politicians should not compromise their principles, but they can try to collaborate on policies.
Politicians should always try to work with others, even if that means compromising their principles.