Germany: German papers baffled by Romney's gaffe

Der Spiegel

'Who Wants an Amateur in the White House?'

AP

An anti-Romney protest outside a Texas fundraiser on Tuesday.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears to have seriously damaged his chances of election with his comments about the "47 percent" of voters who are "dependent" on the state. German commentators are baffled by how a career politician could have made such an embarrassing gaffe.

 
On Wednesday, German commentators analyze the impact of Romney's gaffe.

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