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Mitt Romney: He said that what he had to say about some voters out there not being, you know, people who are dependent on government…

On the recordSeptember 16, 2012
He said that what he had to say about some voters out there not being, you know, people who are dependent on government assistance, people who might think of themselves as victims. He said that that was not elegantly stated and that he wished he could go back and state that more clearly.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Romney's acknowledgment of his poorly phrased comments regarding voters dependent on government assistance.

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