And I do admit that Romney said some stupid shit. He's probably looking at it from the standpoint of a CEO. He is convinced that everyone would be better off under his leadership, but he knows that he can't convince everybody of that. So he figures it would be a waste of time and resources to try.
He should never have said those things the way he did publicly. And he's a fool if he thought a fundraiser dinner was private.
Obama's said stupid shit, so did Bush, Clinton, Bush Sr., Reagan, Carter, Nixon, etc. People say stupid shit. Timing and how they handle it is what usually matters (unless it's Obama apparently).