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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All of you who are commenting on this article in support of what romney has said are IDIOTS !!!! yes those are called capital letters... really come on like you cant see common sense even if it is in front of your face you are probably the same people who elected bush into office twice and got us in this up situtation but you want to try and point the finger at the person who is only trying to get us out of the hole that your put in office twice lets be grown up for a minute and act as if you have sense this is beyond irritating the 47% that romney is talking about is you yes YOU!!! working or not if your not a main banker or on wallstreet guarantee the romney you so support wouldnt even budge to look at you if you approached him in person unlike Obama who constantly stops through common towns not looking for votes just showing support so come on people lets be wise and not ignorant and open your eyes its 2012 the climate isnt destroying the world it is YOU!!!!!
p.s. WISE UP
All of you who are commenting on this article in support of what romney has said are IDIOTS !!!! yes those are called capital letters... really come on like you cant see common sense even if it is in front of your face you are probably the same people who elected bush into office twice and got us in this up situtation but you want to try and point the finger at the person who is only trying to get us out of the hole that your put in office twice lets be grown up for a minute and act as if you have sense this is beyond irritating the 47% that romney is talking about is you yes YOU!!! working or not if your not a main banker or on wallstreet guarantee the romney you so support wouldnt even budge to look at you if you approached him in person unlike Obama who constantly stops through common towns not looking for votes just showing support so come on people lets be wise and not ignorant and open your eyes its 2012 the climate isnt destroying the world it is YOU!!!!!
p.s. WISE UP
Why do you liberals publish such outrageous articles?........Oh, I know.......you are trying to get Obama reelected. Romney was really telling the truth. This is a positive thing for him. He will use it for his benefit. Obama wants to do away with our freedoms and have us more dependent on his government handouts of OUR money......not his.
You liberals continue to "harp" on Romney's unreleased tax returns. We don't care.
What about Obama's sealed academic records?
Let's have him release these. Was he Obama in college or Barry Saetoro (sp) enrolled as a foreigh student?
No conspiracy here, political candidates need to be careful what they say anywhere there is another person present. This has gone on forever, it just so happens we live in a world where there are no secrets if you are technically inclined.
Oh, BTW, did you hear what Obama said about the 1%? Gotcha!
let's see
GE owns NBC
NBC Owns MSN, MSNBC
GE PAYS ZERO TAXES IN USA
As payback , MSNBC pimps OBUMA 24/7/365
then they contribute in a big way to his campaign.
he takes that money , pockets some and gives it to Unions
on and on it goes.
not too hard to follow
Can't wait to see the headlines when Dear leader gets his a$$ kicked in , in Nov!
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