Obama Finally Mentions ‘The 47 Percent’
After failing to mention Romney’s notorious statements in the first debate, Obama made a point of defending America’s ‘47 percent’ in his closing remarks. Who are the '47 percent,' according to the president? 'People who are working hard everyday,' Obama argued, including soldiers, students, veterans, and 'folks on social security who've worked all their lives.'
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