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Bartender at Fundraiser Was Behind Leaked 47 Percent Video

Video caused a bit of a freak out on campaign trail

Reason Staff | 3.14.2013 8:52 AM

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Scott Prouty was at a fundraiser for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney last year as the bartender, and ended up secretly taping a video that changed the trajectory of the 2012 presidential campaign.

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  1. Bee Tagger   13 years ago

    Even more scandalous is the reveal that Romney was talking about the proof of his favorite grain whiskey.

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