Romney’s ’47 Percent’ Quote Rankles Majority of Americans

54%

Of Americans have unfavorable views of Mitt Romney’s comments — caught on film at a fundraiser — regarding the “47 percent” of people who pay not federal income taxes and simply would not vote for him. Just 32% saw them favorable, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. In addtiion, 61% of all Americans express negative views of how Romney is running his campaign. That number is up significantly from July — the near-certain result of the much-publicized comments by Romney.

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