Mitt Romney’s campaign dealt with a new distraction Tuesday after an undercover video surfaced of him telling a group of fundraisers that “47 percent” of voters are “dependent on government.”

The video posted by the liberal magazine Mother Jones was taken on May 17 at a fundraiser hosted by Marc Leder, co-CEO of the private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, Inc.

It shows the GOP presidential nominee telling the small group of fundraisers that 47 percent of the nation is firmly with Obama. He also states that these voters see themselves as “victims” and that his job as a candidate is to not worry about them and instead focus on Independent voters who could swing the election.

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