Transcript
[Title: Recently, Mitt Romney held a high dollar fundraiser behind closed doors.]
[Caption: We asked Americans what they thought about what he said to his donors…]
Romney: There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that’s an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president, no matter what. And so, my job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them.
Man: Wow.
Woman 1: I actually felt sick to my stomach.
Woman 2: I don’t like it.
Woman 3: It shows that he’s out of touch, that, if he thinks that half of the country is feeling like victims.
Woman 2: Victims? I wouldn’t say so. I don’t think that’s part of the American fabric.
Woman 4: I’m not looking for a handout.
Woman 1: I don’t think anybody’s ever looking for a handout, I think that, we all want chances and opportunities.
Man: If as a president, if you try to separate by demographics, separate by classes, you know, you’re not really a president.
Woman 1: I think the fact that Mitt Romney made all these comments behind closed doors really shows his character.
Woman 2: I just think it sends a bad message, I think it’s not the person I want representing me.
Woman 4: That isn’t somebody who I’m thinking, oh, I want him as my president.