In the video, Romney told supporters that 47-percent will vote for President Obama because they depend on government.
James Carter the fourth told CNN's Anderson Cooper that he stumbled on the video while searching YouTube.
"I do searches, you know, regular searches just to keep up with what's being posted, just with generic search terms, Romney and Republican, for instance, there's a few more that I use, but it was just on one of those searches that it came up," James Carter said.
Romney defended the message, saying the election is a choice between big government and personal responsibility. But, he admits he could have said it "in a more effective way."
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