Mitt Romney: The Worst Week in Washington

A look back at Mitt Romney's worst week on the campaign trail so far

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Mitt Romney had the 'Worst Week in Washington' - again. (Washington Post, Sept. 21, 2012)

Monday Morning:

Diane Sawyer: The Romney camp is said to be engineering a reboot.

Reporter: Romney's retooling comes just after politico published a detailed insider's
account of his campaign's recent stumbles.

Jim Vandehei: You have a campaign that's really sort of hit real turbulence.

Monday Evening:

Reporter: The Romney campaign is in crisis mode, scrambling to explain a secretly recorded tape where Romney tells wealthy donors nearly half of all americans see themselves as victims.

Tuesday:

David Gergen: It was almost oafish someone who has a bank account in the Cayman Islands in order to reduce taxes to criticise someone who's in need.

Wednesday:

Wolf Blitzer: They're words that put knots in the stomachs of many Republicans, their presidential nominee writing of Obama supporters as dependent victims. But forget about an apology despite widespread criticism Mitt Romney is grabbing his remarks, running with them.

Thursday:

Jake Tapper: The Romney campaign facing some questions from Republican donors about a twenty million dollar loan it had to take out and also up to two hundred thousand dollars in bonuses given to top campaign staffers, apparently for doing a such an astounding job.

Friday:

Reporter: Paul Ryan's medicare speech to AARP members today was met with resistance.

Paul Ryan: The first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal Obama care because it represents the worst of both worlds

Audience: Boo!

Paul Ryan: I had a feeling there'd be mixed reactions.

Reporter: Many convention goers walked out of the room when Ryan took the stage to discuss medicare reform which would transform the program into a voucher system under his budget plan.

Reporter: Today the campaign also posted a summary of Romney's tax records dating back to 1990, but with no specific details.

Tax expert: It would be much better for people to see it for themselves

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[leftysergeant]

Look, butt munch.  I worked most of my life with the understanding that Social Security would be there, regardless what the maggots I worked for did with the financial markets. I also served 14 years in the armed forces, and had to retire because of injuries. I have watched Republitards under-fund and under-staff the Veterans' Health Care programs, breaking that sacred trust.. Yeah, I am a victim of slime like Romney and Ryan.

[leftysergeant]

Do you seriously consider Fox Boobs a NEWS source? Really?  Wow.

[Drrck11]

Fortunately, we don't have to imagine a Romney Administration.

[Paudy Healy]

first of all *Biased and second of all you obviously have little or no intelligence so why would you think anyone values your opinion? haha

[catsalive1]

ROMNEY = MONSTER

[Airon Sixx]

Fake!!!

[youngfate100]

ROMNEY RYAN FOR PRESIDENT THESE ARE BIAST VIDEOS DONT BE FOOLED

[Rob Jackson]

Wow, this reminds me of my friend in Florida. He's got a wild sense of humor. He breaks into homes when no one is there then gives himself a beer-enema, and when filled to the brim, he shits on the living room furniture, just all over the place and does the same in the kitchen. He wipes his hands on the dining room curtains, NEVER takes one thing, locks the place up and leaves. Think of the expressions of the home-owners. All of this reminds me of what the republicans do to the USA.

[Davey B]

the man is a raving lunatic.. check my channel, i got proof!

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