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Mitt Romney: “Well, there are 47 percent of the people who will vote for President Obama no matter what. All right. There are 47…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2012
Well, there are 47 percent of the people who will vote for President Obama no matter what. All right. There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it, but that's -- that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney discusses his views on the electorate and government dependency during a campaign event.

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