Rochester-native and New York expatriate Tom Golisano said fellow rich man Mitt Romney could have handled the question about his tax returns better in the second to last debate before the South Carolina primary is held on Saturday.

Appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program, Golisano, a billionaire businessman who self-funded his own campaign for governor in 2002, said Romney’s admitting to paying a lower tax rate than most was being poorly explained.

“I don’t think he handled it as well as he could have,” said Golisano, the founder of Paychex. “You’re right, I think he could have anticipated the question. I don’t think the gentleman has anything to be embarrassed about or ashamed of even though his taxation rate is 15 percent.”

Golisano is down in South Carolina in part to promote his movement to replace the electoral college with a national popular vote.

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