It may be the presentation of the MSM on what he said, but the average voter will not be looking for the entire quote to see if it is "cherry picked" or not. That is one thing that Fred fails at miserably - the sound bite.
It would be wonderful if Freepers could go out and knock on every individual door in America to tell them that Freds words were misconstrued, but let's face it, it ain't going to happen. So when he says things like he doesn't really want the job, even though he meant that he didn't want to campaign for the job, those things stick. Just like when he said last week in Iowa that he was going to come in second, and raised two fingers to indicate that, it doesn't matter that later on that wasn't what he meant. He said it, and it sticks. Most people do not spend hours on the internet looking for the real context of a quote. They hear the quote, and move on.
I agree with you, that whether it was what he meant or not, he gave the impression, again rightly or wrongly through the media that he really didn't "want" the job.
Fred should have waited for a brokered convention, then he could have had the nomination for the asking.
Now it will be Jeb Bush who benefits from a brokered convention.
Thank you! I never said I didn't like Fred. Fred made a BIG mistake in my opinion and unfortunately, that is the perception many people have of Fred now. So we will see how he does in the next few primaries...