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MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney ran into a wall of criticism on Wednesday for remarks suggesting he was indifferent to America’s poor, after scoring a resounding victory in the Florida primary.
The wealthy ex-governor of Massachusetts and former private equity executive gave a clumsy reminder while speaking to CNN of the challenges he faces winning over voters struggling with the economic downturn and high unemployment.
In an interview on the morning after he trounced rival Newt Gingrich in Florida, Romney said he was not concerned about the poorest or richest Americans and his primary focus was on the middle class.
“I’m not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there,” he said, adding, “If it needs repair, I’ll fix it.”
While he was making a point also made by President Barack Obama about the need to shore up the American middle class, Romney’s language fed perceptions that he is out of touch with ordinary people.
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