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Voices from the DNC: Herbert Graves on Romney’s Disconnect with Working America

Average Americans need housing, healthcare and better jobs. Romney's platform isn't convincing them that he can deliver.

Francis Reynolds

September 4, 2012

At last week’s Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney made a point of arguing that though he may have come from privilege, he could still relate to the average American. But Herbert Graves, a delegate to the DNC from Maryland, says that Romney’s message is not connecting with working people.

Francis ReynoldsTwitterFrancis Reynolds is The Nation’s multimedia editor.


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