Paul Begala: Romney’s Fatal $10,000 Mistake

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 12:48PM EDT / Published Dec. 11, 2011 12:29PM EST

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Is Mitt Romney done? Maybe not quite, but it's going to be hard to come back from offering Gingrich a "$10,000 bet" during last night's debate, writes The Daily Beast's Paul Begala. Romney seemed more fake than ever, and that comment cemented his out-of-touch persona. "Normal people bet a six-pack. They bet five bucks. They bet over wearing their rival team's jersey. Who the hell bets $10K? Gingrich, on the other hand, was probably thinking, 'Hell, ten grand doesn't buy you much at Tiffany's.' But he didn't say it. Romney's $10,000 bet is gonna dog him."

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Paul Begala: Romney’s Fatal $10,000 Mistake

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