The Faces (and Reactions) in the Audience as Mitt Romney Delivered NAACP Speech

Attendees to the NAACP annual convention listen to presumptive Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speak, Wednesday, July 11, 2012, in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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And a close up of a previous picture. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A recent Gallup tracking poll showed just 5% of blacks supporting Romney, compared with 87% for the president. Romney’s campaign acknowledges that attracting more black voters is a long shot.

And then of course, there was Mitt Romney’s face right as he got booed:

(h/t Buzzfeed, HuffPost)

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