Mitt Romney's Latest Excuse For His 47 Percent Remarks Is A Doozy

Mitt Romney's Latest Excuse For His 47 Percent Remarks Is A Doozy
FILE - This Aug. 19, 2014, file photo shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Tamarack during the Working for Jobs Rally in Beckley, W.Va. Romney called out Democrat candidate for Senate Natalie Tennant, who has highlighted her opposition to the presidentâs proposal to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, saying it will hurt the stateâs fossil fuel industry. But Romney argued in Beckley that Tennant and other Democrats will have to do their partyâs bidding if they win. "You elect Democrats to go to Washington, they will have to do what Harry Reid and Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi tell them to do," Romney said. "And they fight coal. They're killing coal jobs." (AP Photo/Chris Tilley, File)
FILE - This Aug. 19, 2014, file photo shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Tamarack during the Working for Jobs Rally in Beckley, W.Va. Romney called out Democrat candidate for Senate Natalie Tennant, who has highlighted her opposition to the presidentâs proposal to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, saying it will hurt the stateâs fossil fuel industry. But Romney argued in Beckley that Tennant and other Democrats will have to do their partyâs bidding if they win. "You elect Democrats to go to Washington, they will have to do what Harry Reid and Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi tell them to do," Romney said. "And they fight coal. They're killing coal jobs." (AP Photo/Chris Tilley, File)

During a recent sit-down with the New York Times' Mark Leibovich, the former GOP presidential nominee—who seems to be almost flirting with the possibility that he just might consider pondering a presidential run in 2016, maybe—took yet one more stab at explaining the comments that put his political career in jeopardy.

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