write off
共和党のロムニー大統領候補が、有権者の約半数を占めるオバマ米大統領の支持者たちは政府頼みの人々であり、「彼らの暮らしを気にかける」ことはしない、などと語ったビデオが明らかになりました。
write offは「帳消しにする、ご破算にする」という意味が先に浮かぶPVですが、「見限る」という強い意味もあります。隠し撮りされたものとはいえ、本音ともうけとられる発言をしてしまったロムニー氏。今後の動向に注目が集まります。（EnDough）
Romney rocked by secret film of pep talk to rich donors
Mitt Romney’s campaign was rocked Monday by a secretly filmed video in which the Republican tells rich donors that nearly half of Americans are government-dependent “victims” who dodge taxes.
President Barack Obama’s team quickly seized on the film, released by the liberal Mother Jones magazine, as proof that the multi-millionaire Romney had written off half the nation, and was not fit to serve as president.
The video was the latest blow to the Romney team as it fought off reports that the Republican’s White House bid is in disarray, as he struggles to close a small but consistent gap to Obama in national polls and battleground states.
In excerpts from the video, which emerged 50 days before the November 6 election, Romney is seen to say in a closed-door, private fundraiser that 47% of Americans will vote for the president “no matter what.”
