Track 4 - Presidential Campaign Part 1

This week's class assignment was to reflect on a recent highlight of the Presidential election, and the biggest situation this week, perhaps of the entire Romney campaign is the secret video that was leaked earlier this week. In the video, we see Romney addressing supporters at a benefit dinner. He goes on to answer a question where he, in so many words, says 47 percent of the country is poor due to laziness, don't pay income tax and are incorrect to presume certain things like food and healthcare are rights, not privileges.

Whether or not you like Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, this is a humongous blow to the already weak Romney campaign.  Romney has been fighting the public image of an emotionless, entitled businessman with nothing in common with the average man. Getting caught telling a room of rich financial supporters how little he cares about the poor, elderly and veterans has effectively turned him into a caricature of the heartless businessman the majority of America holds responsible for the recession.