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==Democratic Response==

==Democratic Response==

The Obama Campaign placed an ad on television and on websites that played portions of the video with the text of Romney's words superimposed on the screen.   

The Obama Campaign placed an ad on television and on websites that played portions of the video with the text of Romney's words superimposed on the screen.  The Obama Campaign also made up a video with man-on-the-street interviews about Romney's remarks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/18/obama-camp-wastes-no-time-highlighting-romney-tapes/|title=Obama camp wastes no time highlighting Romney tapes|work=cnn.com|date=September 18, 2012|accessdate=October 3, 2012}}</ref>

David Plouffe said on ABC's "This Week" program that the comments send the message that Romney has "already written off half the country."<ref name=wsj>{{cite news|title=Ryan Acknowledges 'Missteps' in Campaign|work=Wall Street Journal|date=October 1, 2012|page=A4|first=Tom|last=Barkley}}</ref>

David Plouffe said on ABC's "This Week" program that the comments send the message that Romney has "already written off half the country."<ref name=wsj>{{cite news|title=Ryan Acknowledges 'Missteps' in Campaign|work=Wall Street Journal|date=October 1, 2012|page=A4|first=Tom|last=Barkley}}</ref>

The AFL-CIO sent a large mailing to union members in swing states focusing on Romney's remarks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/259393-afl-cio-hits-romney-on-47-percent-remarks-in-mailer|title=AFL-CIO targeting Romney’s ‘47 percent’ remark in swing states|first=Kevin|last=Bogardus|work=The Hill|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref>

The AFL-CIO sent a large mailing to union members in swing states focusing on Romney's remarks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/259393-afl-cio-hits-romney-on-47-percent-remarks-in-mailer|title=AFL-CIO targeting Romney’s ‘47 percent’ remark in swing states|first=Kevin|last=Bogardus|work=The Hill|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref>

==Republican Response==

==Republican Response==

ABC News asked Romney what he meant by "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility..." and Romney replied, "What I am talking about is a political process. I will never get 100% of the vote."<ref name=abc>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/mitt-romney-responds-47-percent-comment-17333552|title=Mitt Romney Responds to '47 Percent' Comment |work=ABC News|date=September 26, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref> Romney then aired a new ad saying "President Obama and I both care about poor and middle class families."<ref name=abc/>

ABC News asked Romney what he meant by "I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility..." and Romney replied, "What I am talking about is a political process. I will never get 100% of the vote."<ref name=abc>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/mitt-romney-responds-47-percent-comment-17333552|title=Mitt Romney Responds to '47 Percent' Comment |work=ABC News|date=September 26, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref> Romney then aired a new ad saying "President Obama and I both care about poor and middle class families."<ref name=abc/>