This election year already is being known as the battle of the viral videos, bringing us deeper into an era when we judge candidates more for what they “meant” to say than what their words clearly tell us. The latest episode in the presidential race came when a video clip taken at a Republican fundraiser showed GOP nominee Mitt Romney referring to the “47 percent” of the U.S. populace who, to paraphrase, don’t pay taxes, live off government handouts and likely won’t vote for him anyway. Since the clip emerged, Romney’s campaign has worked to clarify what he meant by those remarks, while admitting their awkwardness.