Did Mitt Romney just blow the election?
Comments caught on video reveal that the GOP candidate thinks half of Americans are losers. This is an utter disaster for his campaign.
By Josh Barro
You can mark my prediction now: A secret recording from a closed-door Mitt Romney fundraiser, released Monday by David Corn at Mother Jones, has killed Mitt Romney's campaign for president.
On the tape, Romney explains that his electoral strategy involves writing off nearly half the country as unmoveable Obama voters. As Romney explains, 47 percent of Americans "believe that they are victims." He laments: "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
So what's the upshot? "My job is not to worry about those people," he says. He also notes, describing President Obama's base, "These are people who pay no income tax. Forty-seven percent of Americans pay no income tax."
This is an utter disaster for Romney.
Romney already has trouble relating to the public and convincing people he cares about them. Now, he's been caught on video saying that nearly half the country consists of hopeless losers.
Romney has been vigorously denying President Obama's claims that his tax plan would raise taxes on the middle class. Now, he's been caught on video suggesting that low- and middle-income Americans are undertaxed.
That one is especially problematic, given the speculation about what's on his unreleased pre-2010 tax returns.
Corn tells us there are more embarrassing moments on segments of the video he hasn't released yet. Romney jokes that he'd be more likely to win the election if he were Hispanic. He makes some awkward comments about whether he was born with a "silver spoon" in his mouth.
But those are survivable. The really disastrous thing is the clip about "victims," and the combination of contempt and pity that Romney shows for anyone who isn't going to vote for him.
Romney is the most opaque presidential nominee since Nixon, and people have been reduced to guessing what his true feelings are. This video provides an answer: He feels that you're a loser. It's not an answer that wins elections.
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I guess because he spoke the truth about people and what their responsibilities are. Only the guilty have problems with this and in our country, that equals out to 47% of the population. It is a sad time in our nation, that welfare recipients are highest numbers ever and many of these are satifisifed with the Governement taking care of them... If you dont like, get off you **** and do something about it. Our nation is getting more and more lazy everyday. It iis why we are behind in manfuacturing, education and other things. I work hard for my money everyday and was taught to work hard as a young man. It is sad that too much of our nation thinks they are entitled just because the live here (legally or otherwise) and feel that the rest of us should pay for theirs. I have had enough of it. I want to take care of my family and work hard to do so... but end up giving 25% of my salary to the guy around the corner that thinks he deserves something. It is about time someone spokethe truth.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/over-100-million-now-receiving-federal-welfare_649589.html
Please note the article in this link points out the Senate Budget Committee projects food stamp spending alone "to reach $800 billion in the next decade."
Josh Barrow is not what one whould call a reporter. Is there anyone who sees a fair and balanced approach to this article.
Josh---go back to your books on journalism and look up Yellow Dog Journalism...
Romney is by the way correct ---half the people want everything for nothing...and that is who the other side of the aisle courts ---by promising more and more for less and less.
Romney spoke the truth: 47% of our country pays no income tax. A large number of that is on welfare and those that vote normally vote Dem. It seems that the author of this article forgets the bitter clinger comments and the constant harping on the rich not paying their fair share. While I would have liked to have cene Romney use better language, I will still support him. I am one ofthose bitter clingers holding to my guns and God.
Willard never had a chance! He will go down in history as losing the election big time!
Pandering, lying, flip flopping, etch a sketching, totally unqualified, snarly repuke!!
He only wanted to win the election as a feather in his cap!
Hey Willard, think of the loss this way, You won't have to disclose any of your tax records!
Your running mate Lyin Ryan will also lose his Congressional seat as well!
Good Riddance to bad Rubbish!!
Obama/Biden 2012
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