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Mitt Romney: I spoke with a number of African-American leaders after the event and they said, you know, a lot of folks do not want to…

On the recordJuly 10, 2012
I spoke with a number of African-American leaders after the event and they said, you know, a lot of folks do not want to say they will not vote for President Obama but they are disappointed in his lack of policies to improve our schools, disappointed in urban policy, disappointed in the economy, 14.4 percent rate of unemployment among African Americans today.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Mitt Romney reported conversations with African-American leaders expressing disappointment in President Obama's policies.

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