Polls Show Romney’s 47 Percent Moment Breaking Through, ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Fizzling

[DonViejo]

Mitt Romney’s remarks decrying about half of Americans as “victims” are hurting him with at least as many voters, according to a mounting body of evidence.

The latest WSJ/NBC poll read respondents his comments and found 45 percent felt more negatively towards Romney afterwards versus only 23 percent who felt more positive about him. Even worse, the 12 percent slice of voters NBC defines as “up for grabs” had the strongest reaction. Just 10 percent approved of the remarks versus a whopping 49 percent who said the comments diminished their opinion of Romney.
In general, 51 percent of respondents said they heard something in the last couple of weeks about Romney that made them feel less favorable towards him, versus only 28 percent who said something made them feel better about him. For the president, voters said they had heard something that improved their opinion of him by a 38-36 margin.

At least as discouraging, for Republicans, however, is that Romney’s favorite Obama quote — “You didn’t build that” — isn’t even a net drag for the president. After hearing his comments, voters reacted positively by a 36-32 margin overall, and independents and “up for grabs” voters actually approved of them by slightly higher margins.

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[cr8tvlde]

1. Pretty sad when a candidate's "real" values have to be obtained surreptitiously. The days of BS

spouting of class, race and gender ... are being ended by Twitter, video feeds, cheap internet, real investigative reporters, brave citizens (Thanks, James Carter.) It's no wonder why the "dog whistle" became political fodder.

Reminds me of Foley not realizing that Texting can't be erased...poignant digital "oops" moment.

[bamacrat]

2. Not shocking that people realize they in fact did not build everything they use...

Plus it just shows that some people are still listening.

[TeamPooka]

3. This made me smile. nt

[yellowcanine]

4. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OBAMA VIDEO???????

[DCBob]

5. The "You didnt build that" fake controversy was so lame.

What they are all complaining about isnt at all what he was trying to say. Anyone who listened to the entire speech knows that.

[DonViejo]

6. I've watched the full tape several times;

I think it's one of his best.

They're complaining because of his "accent."

[DCBob]

7. me too and I totally agree with what he was saying..

Many are successful in this country because of government paid for infrastructure, programs, assistance, etc. No one is capable of doing it all by themselves. That simple concept must be too complex for the Republican brain to comprehend.