January 12, 2012 09:23 PM UTC

Romney Wants Wealthy Voters...Everyone Else, Not So Much

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• by: Colorado Pols

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a strange interview on NBC yesterday in which he went out of his way to say that people who complain about the so-called one-percenters are just doing it out of envy.

As The Washington Post explains:

Romney was twice given a chance to nod in the direction of saying that concerns about these problems have at least some legitimacy to them, that they are about something more than mere envy or class warfare, and that they are deserving of a public debate. And this is the answer he gave.

At a time when polls show rising public anxiety about these problems and what they mean for the country’s future – and at a time when Dems are preparing to run a campaign focused on economic unfairness and lack of Wall Street accountability while painting Romney as the candidate of the one percent – this seems like a pretty revealing and important moment.

There’s no question that Romney is personally tone-deaf to the problems of anyone who isn’t in the top 1%, but we’re continually amazed that he always makes sure to make that crystal clear.