Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, speaks at a &quot;Round Table&quot; meeting with area business leaders in Claremont, N.H. In Iowa Romney confronted a heckler saying “Corporations are people, my friend,” adding, “Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to people.” He said it again in New Hampshire. But while voters say they want authentic, straight-talking candidates, they also tend to punish candidates who make assertions that, while true, cause people to cringe and question whether these politicians are out of touch with those they seek to represent. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)