It was actually a stupid and thoughtless comment, really, because there are all kinds of people who are on government pensions, Social Security, unemployment, or other forms of gubmint money who are Conservative voters, and I'm sure it pissed off some of them badly enough that they stayed home because they didn't like Obama but also didn't want to be in Romney's crosshairs either. It's a mistake to publicly slap a negative label on half the population and not expect any consequences.