If Romney thinks this will 'impress' Southerners, he is mistaken .... he has NO idea how offensive I find it when "Mr. Cadillac-driving-$2,000-shoes" adopts a fake drawl, talks grits (but does he eat them?) and lets us know his friends 'own' NASCAR teams.
What makes it particularly weird is that he's the one who brought it up. It;s not like he was ordering food, or was asked, etc.
Plus, as far as I can tell, liking grits isn't any sort of meaningful measure of a person.
Not that you asked, but this Yankee likes grits. Plain, mostly (well, with butter and pepper), to keep the fried eggs hot. Splash on some Frank's.