“The only place he needs to respond a little differently is on the issue of that percentage of the 47% (elderly, military, etc.) that don’t pay taxes but will vote his way.”
Yep, I agree, just a slight adjustment to his message would be helpful. I live in a very conservative area, but the median income is not all that high. Not everyone who pays no federal income taxes is automatically for Obama. Believe it or not, I know a lot of poor Republicans. Otherwise, he is spot on. I am beginning to think he might be a closet conservative.
Romney needs to patch things up with his non-wealthy base. Most of the (few) people I know who are voting for him are not well off and probably live on Social Security and veteran’s benefits of some kind. They’re not sponges.
We had some electrical work done by a friend who makes a living doing handyman jobs for women living alone, the elderly and people who can do it but now would rather pay someone. When he was leaving he said “I will put up with a lot of things I may not agree with, but don’t take my hard-earned money and give it to someone who is too lazy to go out and earn it”. I might add this gentleman and his wife are very generous financial conributors to the less fortunate and exceptional at personally pitching in to help. I think most people who work at an honest job will help the less fortunate as much as they can but also resent having their mony stolen from them to redistribute as the (current) Government sees fit!