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Rivals focus on Romney’s wealth after off-the-cuff bet

GOP, Democrats pounce, calling him ‘out of touch’

By Matt Viser and Glen Johnson

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 12, 2011

Mitt Romney’s rivals in the presidential campaign yesterday sought to make a pivotal issue out of his vast wealth, charging that his attempt to bet Rick Perry $10,000 to settle a dispute during Saturday’s Republican debate showed he was out of touch with average Americans. Perry, the Texas governor, had charged that Romney wanted to impose the same kind of individual for health insurance that is a key part of the Massachusetts health care plan on other states.

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