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What About Your Gaffes (2012)

Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 10:09 a.m.

It\u2019s July 31st, 2012. This day, on the campaign trail, a reporter shouts a question at Mitt Romney: \u201cWhat about your gaffes?!\u201d

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the question came to be asked and why it perfectly encapsulates everything wrong with modern political journalism. Plus, why the other questions asked that day weren\u2019t that much better.

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