[Gilbo_3]

sorry, but i dont see the benefit of mittens stating, in his own words, a complete discounting his need to even speak to 47% of the population...

while true, he wont win very many of those voter away from the halfbalck messiah, to me, he came across as even more arrogant and elitist, and thats hard to due, even for a blueblood opportunist...

[LS]

While you can always find one or two (FOX, WSJ) polls that will show anything you want, I challenge you to show me a plurality of polls-—even the bad ones-—that show Mitt losing ANY ground with indies over this. Further, do you really think that ANY Republican will abandon him over this? So, we are left worrying about which portion of that 47% is offended (could care less) and which is inspired to GET OUT. I think the latter group is probably 5-6%. When you combine them with groups a and b mentioned above, the result is momentous. But say you’re right and they all are turned off by the comment. It doesn’t change a thing. Romney still wins by 3.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”sorry, but i dont see the benefit of mittens stating, in his own words, a complete discounting his need to even speak to 47% of the population...
while true, he wont win very many of those voter away from the halfbalck messiah, to me, he came across as even more arrogant and elitist, and thats hard to due, even for a blueblood opportunist..’

Making a point about the 47% who pay no FITs could have been useful as a principled point.

Making a point claiming that 47% will never vote for him wasnt that great of an idea

But claiming that the 47% who pay no FITs are the same moochers 47% who will never vote for a Republican was outright stupid and wrong.

That includes troops overseas and Ryan's Mom on SS.

This is because Romney is an empty suit trying to play act a character he doesnt understand.