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Another awkward moment with Mitt Romney

It was recently reported that Mitt Romney attended the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez this past weekend. As claimed by Pacquiao publicist Fred Sternburg, Romney spoke with Pacquiao in his dressing room before the fight and told the fighter, "Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost." Romney has never been one to appear very smooth with human interaction. However, this may be one of the most awkward-sounding lines he's ever publicly uttered. Is this how Romney is going to introduce himself from this point forward? "Hello X. I'm Mitt. I ran for president. I lost." How is another supposed to respond to such an introduction? "Hello Mitt. I'm X. I can't say I ever ran for president, but if I did, I'd probably lose as well." or "Hello Mitt. I'm X. Sooooo...how about those Patriots?" or "Hello Mitt. I'm X. You ran for president of what exactly? Hair club for men?" o...