We already know that in Iowa and New Hampshire, Mitt Romney did worse with voters the closer they got to the average American’s income. In South Carolina, a state whose median income ranks 46th in the U.S. and where jobs are the top concern, look for that repeat performance — here’s how to talk about it.
Americans want leaders who understand us and the challenges we face. In Iowa and New Hampshire, Mitt Romney cleaned up with the wealthiest 1%, but did worse with voters the closer they got to the average American’s income.In South Carolina, where working people are getting paid even less and unemployment is much higher, look for a difference between how he does with the richest voters and everyone else. South Carolina’s voters might be so split that Romney comes out ahead, but regular voters are on to him. When it’ll come to facing millions of middle-class voters who work for a living, he’s in trouble.
Some Say: "The American people need a president who can turn things around — I understand how that works."
- Our economy works best when we value working families, everyone plays by the rules, and everyone pays their fair share.
- Here’s what Romney understands: how to raise working parents’ taxes so he can pay less and how to let Wall Street get away with abusing the rules.
- We can get our economy back on track, but we need leaders who represent all of us – not just the wealthiest 1%.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- In the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, Romney did worse with voters the closer they got to the average American’s income.
- Romney says he’s "proposing no tax cuts for the rich," but actually, his proposal would be a $6.6 trillion windfall overwhelmingly benefiting the wealthiest few and big corporations. At the same time, Romney would make many families with children pay MORE taxes.
- In fact, Romney would cut his own taxes by nearly half, saving him up to $4 million in federal income and Medicare taxes in 2013 alone — and that’s not even including the money he’d save by lowering corporate taxes.
- The Romney Rule says millionaires should get to pay lower taxes than middle-class workers, even though millionaires are raking in record higher incomes while paying historically low income tax rates. In contrast, earnings for middle-class Americans actually fell over the past decade.
- Mitt Romney raked in millions firing workers and flipping companies for large profits.
- Romney has said $374,000 is "not very much," but most Americans — including people in South Carolina — would say that’s a lot of money. He has also said —
- "Corporations are people."
- "I like being able to fire people who provide services to me."
- "I’m also unemployed."
- "There were a couple of times I wondered whether I was going to get a pink slip."
- "I’ll tell you what, ten-thousand bucks? $10,000 bet?"
- "I’m not looking to put money in people’s pockets."
- "…don’t try and stop the foreclosure process. Let it run its course and hit the bottom."
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