10 'gaffes' that made headlines during presidential campaigns
Henry Griffin, Associated Press
Some wonder if it's the end of Mitt Romney's campaign after video emerged of Romney saying, "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," and who are dependent upon government. His job, he said, "is not to worry about those people."
"I'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives," Romney said.
Unfortunately for presidential candidates, statements they'd like to remain unrepeated often end up on tape and aired multiple times.
Here is a list of statements that raised red flags - whether the statements were taken out of context or not - from various presidential campaigns throughout the years.
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