Doing MA Proud. . .Romney Can’t Remember Counties In His Former State

Mitt Romney forgets how many counties are in the state he once governed:

A woman raised her hand. "Yes, please!" Romney said.

"How many counties are in Massachusetts?" she asked.

"Thirteen," he said. A few feet away, an aide shook his head and said, "Ten."

"Oh, no, I think it's 13," Romney said. "Not like your 99."

He paused for a moment. "Yeah, if you count Dukes County . . ." he trailed off. "So, anyway, we have very, very few."

"Ninety-nine counties," Romney said, apparently hoping to change the subject, "Why didn't you get to 100?"

The crowd laughed good-naturedly. A spokesman for Romney said he shortly thereafter "corrected the record" to the right answer of 14.