Showing signs that he is in the GOP presidential race for the long haul, Rep. Ron Paul expressed further concern over Mitt Romney’s record on Wednesday morning.

Asked by Morning Joe co-host Mika Brezinzski if he thought Romney was a “big-government conservative,” Paul agreed with that label.

“I would think so,” he said. “If you go by his record, he certainly couldn’t be Governor of Massachusetts and really be a strict conservative. And I think that’s been rehashed quite a few times on the positions he’s held as governor and the positions he holds now.”