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2016 Postmortem

doc03

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13. Romney said he couldn't get the 47% of Americans that were the takers.

Reply to Cannikin (Original post)

Sat Nov 10, 2012, 01:17 AM

Nov 2012

Then it turns out the states he carried are the states that have the highest percentage of people that don't pay federal income tax and they are the states that receive a larger percentage of federal funds. So in fact he did get their votes.

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Romney's popular vote tally is at 47.9%. There is a God. [View all] Cannikin Nov 2012 OP

Praise be! bleever Nov 2012 #1

+1 Noodle boingboinh Nov 2012 #2

(R)amen mindwalker_i Nov 2012 #22

A blasphemous image of his pastaness Throckmorton Nov 2012 #23

Now, he's in my pantheon! tavalon Nov 2012 #26

Well, if you only wanted a taste of religion, you could FLyellowdog Nov 2012 #3

I once did, many times... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #18

bwaaaa flamingdem Nov 2012 #4

You don't have to be. D23MIURG23 Nov 2012 #5

I need slack. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #19

Praise Bob! TexasTowelie Nov 2012 #21

Oh that is going to mess with his computer brain... Tutonic Nov 2012 #6

: )) Tigress DEM Nov 2012 #7

Please design femrap Nov 2012 #8

Yeah He's a self-described, irrelevant 47% er ... LOL ... agreed, and the God has a sense of humor. libdem4life Nov 2012 #9

What GOD is that now? The Wielding Truth Nov 2012 #10

Probably wasn't THAT 47% Kennah Nov 2012 #11

If there was a god lightening would have stricken Money BooBoo a long time ago. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #12

Romney said he couldn't get the 47% of Americans that were the takers. doc03 Nov 2012 #13

You see that correctly. RegieRocker Nov 2012 #14

Wikipedia is now showing 47.98% too. Tx4obama Nov 2012 #15

Sweet! I have been wishing this for days. democrattotheend Nov 2012 #16

There's that darn 47% again... ReRe Nov 2012 #17

the almighty Dog is having alot of fun with this one.. Voice for Peace Nov 2012 #20

$47.99 would be rich. Qutzupalotl Nov 2012 #24

And she has a sense of humor! tavalon Nov 2012 #25

And you now have 47 recs for this muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #27

I want to rec, but I don't want to mess up the #47 heehee :) faithfulcitizen Nov 2012 #29

That my friends..is poetic justice SimplyMarie Nov 2012 #28

Welcome to DU, SimplyMarie! Joey Liberal Nov 2012 #30