Romney: No apology for 'victim' comments - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is planning no apology after a video surfaced in which he tells wealthy donors that almost half of all Americans "believe they are victims" entitled to government support.

In the video, Romney said, "My job is not to worry about those people."

On Tuesday he addressed those remarks.

"I recognize that among those that pay no tax, approximately 47 percent of Americans, I'm not likely to be highly successful with the message of lowering taxes. That's not as attractive to those who don't pay income taxes as it is to those who do. And likewise those who are reliant on government are not as attracted to my message of slimming down the size of government," Romney said.

Romney went on to say his campaign focuses on those he believes are most likely to be pulled into his camp.

Romney made the comments at a private fundraiser. The speech was recorded without his knowledge and made public by Mother Jones magazine on Monday.

The Obama campaign is working to spread the quotes to any voters who haven't already heard them. The Democrats have emailed a fundraising appeal to supporters, and posted a video online in which voters are asked to watch Romney's comments and respond.

Campaigning today in New Hampshire, Romney running mate Paul Ryan focused on the limited-government argument, without mentioning the video. He promised that he and Romney would put Americans back to work rather than encourage dependency on the government.

Obama hasn't commented publicly on the video, but could do so today when he tapes an interview with David Letterman and delivers remarks at a fundraiser.

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