SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters

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33. Numbers don't add up

Romney's not very smart here. He's telling backers that he's already given up on 47% of the voters, those who he alleges don't pay taxes and will vote for the President no matter what. In other words, by his math, he and the President are fighting over the remaining 53% of the voters. Which means he has to get 94.5% of the 53% of remaining voters to get to a winning 50.1% of the total vote in November. That's an awful steep hill to climb. It's very, very, very seldom that any candidate gets 94.5% of any segment of voters, let alone a group that comprises much more than just his right wing base. Not smart. He would have been better off telling his backers that the President's base made up only 38-40% of people who would vote for him no matter and leave a larger percentage up for grabs. But then he wouldn't be Romney, whose numbers, along with Ryan's, have never added up.