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yellowcanine

(35,692 posts)
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 12:08 AM Feb 2012

So is Mitt's statement about "not focusing on the poor" but "on the middle class" a dog whistle to

white folks? Yes I know that there are more poor white people than poor black people and that there are plenty of middle class black people. But Mitt's association of Democrats and focus on poor people seems as if he could be trying to put some space between himself and a large Democratic voting group - blacks, particularly inner city blacks - in order to pander to white folks.

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So is Mitt's statement about "not focusing on the poor" but "on the middle class" a dog whistle to (Original Post) yellowcanine Feb 2012 OP
Heh--Willard's main problem Jackpine Radical Feb 2012 #1
He likely looked what made Newt's support grow among the base and copied that applegrove Feb 2012 #2
I don't believe he even thought it out that far. JohnnyRingo Feb 2012 #3
I really don't think Romney meant anything by this statement (opposite popular opinion) Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2012 #4
i agree with your title but... bail08 Feb 2012 #5
"...no holes are bared!!" What does that mean? Bare holes? Bear holes? yellowcanine Feb 2012 #8
Sort of. He dismisses the 48 million Americans living below the poverty level as if they don't count Major Hogwash Feb 2012 #6
The words "dog" and "Mitt" shouldn't be in the same sentence. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #7
That's his problem. yellowcanine Feb 2012 #9
I'm not sure I'd make the same inference PRETZEL Feb 2012 #10

applegrove

(118,012 posts)
2. He likely looked what made Newt's support grow among the base and copied that
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 12:13 AM
Feb 2012

hatred of the "poor" that Newt was spewing.

JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
3. I don't believe he even thought it out that far.
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 12:56 AM
Feb 2012

I think he made the statement out of pure ignorance and the general sentiment on the right that poor people are too coddled by the government.

They always complain that people in poverty use food stamps to buy lobster, welfare checks on Cadillac payments, and rent subsidies on luxury condos. It figures that Romney sincerely holds those beliefs as well. After all, who could he possibly know on food stamps?

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
4. I really don't think Romney meant anything by this statement (opposite popular opinion)
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 01:14 AM
Feb 2012

Don't get me wrong, this guy makes me gag....but I do know what he meant. Just simply
the very poor get help with food stamps, welfare, housing, etc. Rich are fine. Middle
class get no help.

think he was just looking at it from a strictly monetary viewpoint only.

The problem is - it goes against his own tax plan which hurts the poor.

Just shows he has zero political savvy AND he doesn't really know what the hell
he believes in or he would know he was hurting the people he is now saying
will be taken care of.

bail08

(1 post)
5. i agree with your title but...
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 01:37 AM
Feb 2012

Gag is an interesting word! The economy is bad and therefore there are a lot of people taking advantage of food stamps, welfare, housing, etc... The rich are richer and President Obama has given tax free loans to some of the richest. When they get to Washington, no holes are bared!!! it's "who knows who" and how much will you contribute to me!!! REALLY FOLKS!!! Wake up and smell the "politician" roses!! not so rosey!!! Special interest groups run our country......we have to change this NOW!!!!!!!

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
6. Sort of. He dismisses the 48 million Americans living below the poverty level as if they don't count
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 08:59 AM
Feb 2012

By saying he is "focusing on the middle class", Romney is trying to imitate President Obama's stance when he ran in 2008.

PRETZEL

(3,245 posts)
10. I'm not sure I'd make the same inference
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 10:35 AM
Feb 2012

This sounded to me like this is a belief that he holds, not necessarily a party line or a platform stance.

I really think he doesn't care about the lowest income populations because he equates those social programs needed by them as being sufficient.

It's time to really start putting these comments alongside Boehner's and other comments that will now really start showing where a Romney Administration would go in conjunction with a Republican controlled House.

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