Romney: Barack Obama Voters 'Dependent On Government

[Middle-aged Europe]

My older sister and her husband (who voted for Kerry and Obama in 2004 and 2008, respectively) sent me a text a few hours ago. She said her and her husband had been undecided and saw this on the news tonight and that this "sealed the deal" that she will vote for Governor Romney.

Her exact text:

"Everything he said in that video is true. The only people that want Obama back are the ones who feel they are owed something. I don't see the problem with him saying that because it's what so many of us all say everyday."

I don't know how this resonates, but two of the Obama voters in my family just switched to Romney.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Why is Romney repeating the 47%-dont-pay-taxes lie anyway?  That was debunked years ago...

Because it resonates well with the kind of people he talked to when the video was filmed...

[Middle-aged Europe]

Of course they are.

And this sort of response is why I disagree that this will all that adversely affect Romney's campaign.  It's insulting to the people who are voting for Obama, but most of the people who would vote for Romney probably agree with it and say "of course".  It's unsurprising to both sides that he'd hold such a view.

Yes; a gaffe is only damaging (genuinely damaging) if it alters perceptions.

I just read the exact opposite from the electoral-vote.com guy :

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http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2012/Pres/Maps/Sep18.html#item-1

[Middle-aged Europe]

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http://www.theonion.com/articles/romney-apologizes-to-nations-150-million-starving,29603/

[Middle-aged Europe]

I've been surprised at Mitt Romney lately. He's been getting flustered and he keeps saying stupid s***. I know he's behind and getting a little desperate but I thought he was supposed to logical and calm? He's been a gaffe machine the past couple of weeks

The remarks in that video are from May, I think.