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Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 | 11:49 a.m.
Brian Sandoval
Mitt Romney
Sun coverage
Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, the state’s most popular politician who just returned from a trade mission to Asia, distanced himself from GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s comment about the “47 percent” on Thursday.
“I don’t agree with it,” Sandoval said. “Nevada has been the hardest-hit state in the country. There are a lot of folks that I’m working extremely hard to get them employment. And until they’re employed, there are many services that they’re going to be needing.”
At a private fundraiser in May, Romney told donors that 47 percent of Americans don’t pay income taxes, believe they are victims, and feel entitled to government assistance. He told donors that he didn’t expect to win their votes and was focused on the small sliver of undecided voters.
Nevada is a battleground state in the presidential election, with both campaigns spending significant money on television ads and and both Romney and President Barack Obama making multiple campaign visits here.
Most polls have Obama leading by a small margin. And while it’s unclear how effective any one surrogate for the candidates could be in the state, Sandoval’s popularity outstrips Romney’s in Nevada.
Sandoval’s approval rating is 62 percent, according to a poll released this week by the Retailer’s Association of Nevada. Only 24 percent disapproved of his job performance.
Sandoval, asked if he’s enthusiastic about Romney, said, “Of course.”
The governor said he has no events scheduled with Romney in Nevada, but “I’ve done everything that’s been asked of me” by the Romney campaign.
Sometimes, though, he has prior commitments, he said.
During Romney’s most recent campaign visit in Reno, on Sept. 11, Sandoval attended a memorial in Fallon.
“Given that Fallon is my original hometown, I awfully like the opportunity to go out there,” the governor said before he left for his 10-day trade mission, which awkwardly came as Romney rolled out television ads accusing Obama of being soft on China’s unfair trade practices.
Sandoval is not the first Nevada Republican to distance himself from Romney’s remarks about the 47 percent.
Republican Sen. Dean Heller last week said: “I don’t agree with the comments that he made. I just don’t have that view of the world,” Heller said.
Sandoval’s 10-day trade mission with economic development officials and business leaders from Nevada included stops in China and Korea. During that trip, officials signed agreements with foreign officials to expand trade ties and announced two business agreements with Nevada companies to do work in China.
Clear the media who had the tape of Romney mistaking speaking for 5 month. The left media held the inapprlpriate word for five months so they could spring it now.
The media is in the tank for Obama
We alo know what Romney meant. Under Obama we have fewer and fewer and fewer people redistributing money to more and more and more people.
4 more years of Obama and 40% will be provide everything to 60%
At what point will it not work.
At what point will Democrats decide that too fewer pele can support to many people
Trade mission to asia??? Hope he paid for it on his own dime. Nevada companies to do work in China? I hope it is not Nevada companies will be employing Chinese to work in those companies if any are opened there. What a novel concept when there is over 12.5% uenmployed here. What a traitor to the flag. He should run for congress. He would fit right in selling out Americans.
Wise move Governor Sandoval
I'm sure this Obama supporter is part of the 47% that Romney was talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...
Sandoval is busy creating jobs. In China.
If Gov. Sandoval was doing his job there would be a Microsoft facility here. With an office building that said "Microsoft" on the top. And also Google, Dell, Intel, Apple, HP, eBay, and Yahoo.
Could we get some recognition of the IMMIGRATION PROBLEM IN NEVADA? Looks a lot like the illegals are moving from Arizona and elsewhere 'cause we employ and subsidize them so easily. Nevada's employment of illegals has risen to about 12% of all employees here. That percentage keeps trending up. So ya think they don't bring and have their kids here? No wonder K-12 enrollment is increasing as American citizens move about the nation because they can't find work here. K-12 of illegals costs at least $150,000 per anchor baby. 15 million illegals plus all the kids they can crank out.... Incarceration of illegals in state WAS $50,000 A DAY, several years ago per then-justice Hardesty. Add in other programs being drained: law enforcement, courts, housing assistance, LIHEA utility payments, food stamps (the babies qualify AT BIRTH), federal welfare programs that fund the ENTIRE FAMILY when one member qualifies, medicaid for prenatal, delivery, postnatal....
Sandoval will be appointed to an Obama position in Obama's 2nd term.