This morning, E.J. Dionne discusses the damage being done to Outsourcing Pioneer Willard "I Like Firing People" Romney by the Bain Capital ads being run in battleground states, while the Rethugs' squeal "anti-capitalism!":
"In the country as a whole, 23 percent said they viewed Romney more positively because of his experience 'managing a firm that specializes in buying, restructuring and selling companies,' while 28 percent said this made them view Romney more negatively. But in this year’s 12 battleground states, many of which have gotten a heavy run of the anti-Bain ads, only 18 percent viewed Romney’s business experience positively; 33 percent viewed it negatively. Obama led Romney by three points nationally but by eight in the battlegrounds.
"This is disturbing news for Romney, who hoped his business experience would be an unalloyed asset. The numbers also underscore voter resistance to the core conservative claim that job creation is primarily about rewarding wealthy investors and companies through further tax cuts and less regulation. Americans are not anti-business, but they are skeptical that everything that is good for corporations is also good for their employees, and for job creation itself." (our emphasis)
The rule of thumb that should be followed here is, if the other guy's squealing, keep doing what you're doing to keep him squealing (the louder the better to attract more attention).
