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His performance panned, President Barack Obama is changing his debate strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, aides conceding the president must find a crisper way to sell his agenda and counter his opponent without getting lost in the weeds. The heart of Obama's new message with less than five weeks to go: Romney is a liar.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has described his disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes as "not elegantly stated."
The original remarks, secretly recorded during a fundraiser in May and posted online in September by the magazine Mother Jones, sparked intense criticism of Romney and provided fodder to those who portray him as an out-of-touch millionaire oblivious to the lives of average Americans. The remarks became a staple of Obama campaign criticism. |
"Well, clearly in a campaign, with hundreds if not thousands of speeches and question-and-answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out right," Romney said. "In this case, I said something that's just completely wrong."
He added: "And I absolutely believe, however, that my life has shown that I care about 100 percent and that's been demonstrated throughout my life. And this whole campaign is about the 100 percent." "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," Romney said in the video. "There are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it." |
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| Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has described his disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes as "not elegantly stated." Now he's calling them "just completely wrong." | |
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(CBS News) Following their first debate the previous night in Colorado, President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney were back on the campaign trail Thursday.
A more animated Obama, following his performance at the debate that was reportedly described as lackluster, told a crowd in Wisconsin: "When I got onto the stage, I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney. But it couldn't have been Mitt Romney, because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country for the last year promising $5 trillion in tax cuts that favor the wealthy."
Below, Watch Nancy Cordes' "CBS Evening News" report on the Obama campaign following the president's lackluster debate appearance:
Supporter Darien Wilson, who was at the appearance, was wondering where that spirited Obama the night before.
"I was wanting him to have more enthusiasm in his answers and hit back a little more. I felt like Romney was lying right and left. I was like, 'Come on, call him on that.'"
Meanwhile Romney was capitalizing on his sparkling debate performance and made a surprise appearance Thursday morning before the Colorado Conservative Political Action Conference.
Watch Jaw Crawford's ' "CBS Evening News" report on the revitalized Romney campaign:"Last night, I thought was a great opportunity for the American people to see two very different visions for the country," said Romney. "And I think it was helpful to be able to describe those visions. I saw the president's vision as trickle-down government and I don't think that's what America believes in."
In addition Romney, who was later campaigning in Virginia, is also ramping up spending on television after being outspent by the president more than 2-1 in swing states. On Thursday morning released a new ad reinforcing his message in the debate.