I think it’s time we admitted that the “47%” video has really hurt Romney. Denying it just prevents us from combatting it.
I work with a Hindi who agreed with Romney 100% on this. So please.
It’s really all just propaganda.
Do this: look up swing state county GOP offices. Talk to the chairman. Tell him candidly your concerns for the country. Make a sincere offer to donate a few dollars.
Then ask him what he really thinks about the recent polls showing Obama winning.
You’ll find the conversation to be very enlightening.
On that note, it’s probably well past time for me to stop considering myself an American, and instead, a dissident.
Except for the fact that Rasmussen has the race even since then. The rest is manufactured.
I think it’s time we admitted that the “47%” video has really hurt Romney. Denying it just prevents us from combatting it.
Hurt him a LOT more than we thought. Despite the news coming out that obama lied about the terrorist attack in Libya, the morning news shows were talking about Romney’s 47% remark. The majority of people in this country won’t even know he lied about it, thanks to the media.
I believe it's being translated to the folks as, "Romney was caught on a hidden camera saying he doesn't care about 47% of the American people." Unfortunately, that interpretation is readily accepted because people already thought Romney was out-of-touch to the average American.
The real meaning of the video is hardcore inside-baseball politics dealing with how you need to appeal to a small percentage of independents in an election and such. But only the wonkiest people are ever going to be able to understand it on those terms, even if Mitt explained it over and over.
Best he can probably hope for is that it's forgotten by voters over time like the Jeremiah Wright video was.