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Obama's Bain Capital Campaign the Wrong Tactic?

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    'Special Report' host Bret Baier on Obama's ad campaign attack on Mitt Romney.

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-- called President Obama continuing to hammer likely GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Bain Capital.

And now even some Democrats say that the attack on private equity.

Is the wrong tactic so why keep it up then Brad there is here host a special report on the Fox News Channel it does seem.

Off at this point -- and why -- why is the White House.

Pushing this now.

Well -- good morning I think though the thought behind it is that the Obama campaign sees this early time.

To try to define.

Mitt Romney to the masses.

Obviously Mitt Romney's been through a tough primary situation.

In the GOP but right now.

I think the Obama campaign is looking at this as a real definition time and even though they're taking some hits.

From both sides as you mentioned there are a number of different articles suggesting that the -- Attack is not working may even be backfiring.

Some Democrats pushing away from it saying it's just not the right.

Tactic to take especially when -- threatening.

You know private equity overall and people's understanding of it.

And but yet the Obama campaign is being persistent and the thought is that they go this.

Hard this now out right now in the hopes of defining Mitt Romney in the odds of independence.

There a couple of things about the the attack on practically one private equity as and as a term.

Doesn't resonate with people potentially in two.

It it is very -- is a very negative message if you -- coming out of the Obama campaign and that seems clearly at odds with.

What helped him win in LA.

Yes but remember that's if the president is to be successful in this reelection bid the election will be about Mitt Romney.

We will not be about.

The record of the Obama administration.

In large part because the question.

Are you better off than you were four years ago does not play to the Obama campaign's.

Benefit.

And if they can Alter the question.

In other words we're heading in the right direction and were not as bad as this other guy over here.

I think your -- that the thought process that they're going on -- -- look at these polls where the president is starting to lose with.

Low income.

Folks.

Especially white males.

Significantly and that was a group that he did fairly well in 2008.

I know I have been -- it was great to see jacket talk to you all day but you gotta go he had business to -- dented.

This is on every weeknight at 6 AM on special fort -- have a terrific holiday weekend -- today at -- -- -- -- have a great show tonight everybody watches.

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