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The Sinister Message Behind Romney's "Gaffe"

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Part two of a response to Mitt Romney's remarks on the "47%." Read part one here.

David Brooks blames the Romney 47% comments on maladroitness: the awkward mis-expression of a man pretending to be something he's not.

Likely so.

But they also reveal that Romney has been reshaped by this campaign.

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