WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats running for the House and Senate are pouncing on Mitt Romney’s remarks that nearly half of all Americans think they are “victims” entitled to government help and that he doesn’t worry about “those people.”
“Mitt Romney and Dean Heller are reading from the same script when it comes to struggling middle-class families,” said Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley, who is seeking to unseat Heller in Nevada’s competitive Senate race.
“It’s a troubling and shocking position to take, especially for a man running for president of the United States,” said Annie Kuster, a New Hampshire Democrat hoping to oust Republican Rep. Charlie Bass in one of the country’s most competitive House races. “Congressman Bass needs to make clear whether he supports this view and explain why he continues to campaign with a presidential candidate who is this out of touch with the American people.”
Romney sent a ripple down-ballot when a secretly recorded video surfaced Monday of his remarks at a fundraiser in Boca Raton, Fla. on May 17.
“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what,” Romney says in the video. “There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it.”
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No ticket, No Laundry. It is wrong that people who do not pay federal income taxes and they are dependent on Federal subsidies should be allowed to vote in federal elections. No pay, no play.
How in the heck can those people be rational in their thinking as it goes against human nature to vote against the Freebee if you’re getting one. Once again the Democrats cannot handle the truth so they spin it until it favors them.
What is the big deal with what Romney said? It is a very truthful statement so what ever is wrong with telling the truth! Obama has to send teams to the streets and transport them to the voting booth to get their votes and just look at what h3′s doing for all the Illegals too. Obama buys all of their votes and should be in prison!
Scr*w him and all like him!
Love the sentiment will add the rock they crawl from under and The Volt they drove ,park the Volt on top of the rock and lite it on fire!
Unlike the current incumbent, Gov. Romney tells the truth. The marxists can’t find anything to demean him about, so they make up stuff…..they just make themselves look like the FOOLS they are!!!! Vote Romney/Ryan in NOVEMBER….these are men of honesty and integrity!! Imagine what that will be like??????
I think Mr. Romney was way wrong on his figures because that probaly includes seniors on SS and retired Military and some honest folks who are going thur bad times because of Obamaencomics ,who would rather be making a real living but are fearful of this regimes taxation,regulation and plain thuggery!Even when I frist joined the Army we would have been qualifed for food stamps,did’nt take them!Pride in ones self and growing as a self realiant kid had a lot to do with that, Thanks Mom and Dad for being tough on us lazy kids .I’m sure my brothers and sister would argee !