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Opinion: Romney isn’t the only candidate who’s richer than the voters

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It started with the mockery of Mitt Romney for offering to make Rick Perry a $10,000 bet -- who can afford a $10,000 bet? -- and continued with Romney and Newt Gingrich accusing each other of ill-gotten gain.

Romney demanded that Gingrich return the $1.6 million he received from Freddie Mac; Gingrich said Romney should give back the millions he made during his time at Bain Capital, a firm that sometimes laid off employees as part of reorganization efforts.

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The subtext of these controversies is that well-heeled candidates are out of touch with ordinary people -- the 99%, in current parlance. But if that were the case, President Obama would be disconnected from the electorate too, though his net worth isn’t in the Romney league.

Voters should accept the fact that their presidents -- and would-be presidents -- will be richer than they are and move on. So should the candidates.

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--Michael McGough

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