His basic thesis holds. The 47% are mostly in red states. And in Mississippi $30k-$50k are almost certainly part of the 47% (since with children they would like

His basic thesis holds. The 47% are mostly in red states. And in Mississippi $30k-$50k are almost certainly part of the 47% (since with children they would likely have zero income tax liability) and vote Republican. So basically you could still make the point that Romney is criticizer his own voting base with these comments.