Romney was rightly booed for this bit of condescension. “If you want a president who will make things better in the African American community, you are looking at him,” he said. And when he was booed, he ad libbed, “Take a look.” Seriously?! C’mon, man.
The political implications of the Bronx cheers for Romney are mixed. Getting booed is never good. But when you’re booed by a group that everyone knows is not in your corner and you push back, as Romney did, the home crowd (read the Republican base) will rally around and cheer. If that was Romney’s ultimate goal, he might have succeeded. And as a tactical matter for a man still trying to convince his party faithful that he is indeed one of them.
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