Due the election being too close to call, Mitt Romney may
become president, but mother jones video recording Romney's comments at a
private fundraiser reveals why he might not. Romney comments regarding fellow American
reveal an attitude that should shock very little due to the ideas of the
republican platform and the numbers indicating that Mitt Romney will have to
rely on his republican base and the majority of independents to win. However
what is wrong is not Romney’s analysis of his chances of winning, but his attitude
to fellow Americans who will vote for the Obama/Biden ticket.
Romney cites his belief that almost half of his fellow
American will never vote for him as they believe that government should ‘take
care of them’ and see themselves ‘victims’[1].
Romney continued his assessment of fellow Americans set to vote for Obama by
citing a large number(47 percent) of Americans who do not pay income tax and are
‘government dependent’ with regards to healthcare
and housing[2].
With this knowledge, Mitt Romney sees that this group will
never vote for him as the republican platform of ‘low taxes doesn’t connect’[3]
and he cannot ‘convince them (that) they should take personal responsibility
and care for their lives’[4].
To remedy this Romney suggests that he should appeal for the votes of
independent voters who may vote reasons more to do with ‘emotion’ than rational
thought[5].
Politicians are prone to gaffes but mitt Romney looks like
he’s trying to break a political record in an age where people like Romney who
made their money in finance aren’t exactly the flavour of the month. Romney has
actively expressed his intention to ignore 47 percent of the electorate based on
their views about government and possibly income status. The point of an
election is to win as many votes as possible, so effectively giving up on 47-48
percent of fellow Americans is suicidal
to any hopes Romney had to become president.
Mother Jones infiltration of Mitt Romney closed door
fundraiser revealed not only Mitt Romney’s attitude to Obama voters but his
cynical approach to politics. While it would be foolish to suggest that Romney
is the only politician guilty of having a cynical outlook on the American
electoral process, it is strange that Mitt Romney would be so pessimistic in
one of the very few elections in American life where the electorate are open to
argument.
While congressional races favour the incumbent to the point
of criminality, presidential elections tend to be open to argument as people
are open to a vision of America that appeals to them which further condemns
Romney practically in the video that the republican platform is rather limited.
However, while Romney expressed a rather pessimistic view of
the American electorate, his point citing Americans that will not vote for vote
for him does have a kernel of truth.as according to a poll taken by Gallip, 20
percent of voters will not vote for Romney because of his wealth and neither
will 37 percent of democrats and a notable 19 percent of independents[6].
In sum, Mitt Romney was never going to able to market
himself as a man of the people due to the fact he is rich and how he made his
money but the mother jones video revealing an honest Mitt Romney stating his
honest thoughts about the electorate
reveals the cold and calculating logic many voters have suspected Mitt
Romney of having.
[1] D.
Corn, 2012, secret video: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors what he reall thinks
of Obama voters, http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/secret-video-romney-private-fundraiser
[2] E.
MaCaskill, 2012, Mitt Romey stand by gaffe but says case not elegantly
stated, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/18/romney-secret-video-government-dependent
[3] D.
Corn, 2012, secret video: Romney Tells
Millionaire Donors what he really thinks of Obama voters, http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/secret-video-romney-private-fundraiser
[4]
Ibid
[5]
Ibid
[6] F.
Newport. 2012, Mitt Romney’s Wealth
Costs Him With One in Five Voters, http://www.gallup.com/poll/155627/Mitt-Romney-Wealth-Costs-One-Five-Voters.aspx
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