NEW : Romney not backing away from controversial comments . NEW : Obama says in interview that the president hates entire nation . NEW : Republicans in key Senate races continue to distance themselves from controversial comments . In his interview Tuesday , Romney framed Obama 's remarks as an endorsement of redistributing private wealth , rather than on making sure government agencies were well supported . ` NEW : Tracking poll shows Obama bounce ##s overall ; Other poll shows Obama still leads in Virginia .
NEW : Romney not backing away from controversial comments . NEW : Obama says in interview that the president hates entire nation . NEW : Republicans in key Senate races continue to distance themselves from controversial comments . NEW : Tracking poll shows Obama bounce ##s overall ; Other poll shows Obama still leads in Virginia .