A few days ago, I got into a discussion with someone about Mitt Romney's "47%" comment(s). This person insisted that Democrats were the only ones who cared about this comment, this number spouted by the Republican presidential candidate.
As I had thought at the time, he was wrong. In a new Washington Post/ABC News poll, it showed that 54% of registered voters viewed Romney's "47%" comments unfavorably, while 33% viewed them favorably. With registered independents, 57% viewed the former Massachusetts Governor's comments in a negative light.
Similar numbers could be seen in like polls taken in the battleground states of Florida, Colorado and Wisconsin. In Florida, 58% of independents viewed Romney's comments unfavorably, compared to 37% who viewed them favorably. Among Colorado independents, a whopping 37% of them said the comments made them less likely to vote for Romney. That number in Wisconsin was even greater, as 39% of independents said they were less likely to vote for Romney upon hearing his secret video comments.
Since nearly 2 in 5 registered independents in the battleground states of Colorado and Wisconsin are now less likely to vote for Mitt Romney due to his "47%" comments, I think it's safe to say that more than just Democrats cared about those comments.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/mitt-romney-47-percent_n_1916159.html
As I had thought at the time, he was wrong. In a new Washington Post/ABC News poll, it showed that 54% of registered voters viewed Romney's "47%" comments unfavorably, while 33% viewed them favorably. With registered independents, 57% viewed the former Massachusetts Governor's comments in a negative light.
Similar numbers could be seen in like polls taken in the battleground states of Florida, Colorado and Wisconsin. In Florida, 58% of independents viewed Romney's comments unfavorably, compared to 37% who viewed them favorably. Among Colorado independents, a whopping 37% of them said the comments made them less likely to vote for Romney. That number in Wisconsin was even greater, as 39% of independents said they were less likely to vote for Romney upon hearing his secret video comments.
Since nearly 2 in 5 registered independents in the battleground states of Colorado and Wisconsin are now less likely to vote for Mitt Romney due to his "47%" comments, I think it's safe to say that more than just Democrats cared about those comments.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/mitt-romney-47-percent_n_1916159.html
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