Hardly pandering.
Romney spoke clearly and intelligently and got a heck of a lot more positive applause for charter schools and defense of marriage than the much hyped and ballyhooed ‘Boo!’s over his desire to repeal ObamaCare.
Romney showed far more class, moxie and integrity than Biden had earlier. Which was entirely pandering and sometimes tacky and racist.
I heard snippets from this speech on Rush today and I was impressed by the fact that he did NOT pander to these people. I believe the speech he gave to them today could have been given to any audience, no matter their color. He didn't change his voice inflection, ala Hillary and BO. He spoke to them in the same tone of voice and the same manner and subject matter as he speaks to anyone else. In other words, he didn't act like he needed to "dumb it down" for this audience. He treated them like adults, some booed at the Obamacare stuff; but, I'm pretty sure that those are the people who still think Obamacare means they get healthcare for free.
All in all, I liked it. But, I agree with other posters, these people will never vote for a Republican. They would vote for a white Democrat over a black conservative Republican. That is just how it is.