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The Weekly Standard’s Kelly Jane Torrance on Obama’s small-business comments and the election.
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As Mitt Romney continues a trip overseas his campaign also -- -- -- also on the move.
It's scheduled to hit twelve swing states taking on the president's you didn't build that commons with a new ad like this one.
He was trying to say hey you didn't build that business on June the government help your bill and that's what tick me off more than anything.
Mr.
President unfortunately.
You have no idea.
How we -- midwest.
Try to run small business.
On it -- direct and to the point -- joining me now is Kelly Jane Torrance she is with the weak -- You think they you didn't bill -- komen is still vibrant in the Electric's two and a half weeks later.
Definitely and you know it's great Romney is -- trying to look like a statesman and his campaign is here.
Focusing still on what the economy are -- the election is really about and it's not just about the economy it's really about vision.
And two -- what past what has made America great what has made America successful.
And what should -- -- to keep it that way or get back that way and that's what this that's what the sad.
And what Obama's comment speaks to that was really Obama being honest about how he sees American success.
Kids are use thing about we just ran a clip you think that expresses that vision well who do you think that the candidate himself Mitt Romney has expressed it well.
I -- -- latest comment out of Israel.
We said just yesterday I think you once you don't have to pay more taxes than -- have -- don't depend more tax than half the.
Yeah that's something that I think the Obama campaign is gonna try -- I think this is one of the best political ads actually I've seen in a long time.
Because the probably the Obama campaign is painting Romney as this rich white guy who's out of touch with real Americans.
Once said of him saying this is why I think Obama's comment was ridiculous insulting which he has done.
You've got a regular small businessmen in Ohio and important swing state explaining it to everybody else for him.
Romney don't -- Romney NN EC and -- mileage money get out of this.
Well that to me this is this is that the -- -- it's like it's been a couple weeks into Scott's point the polls are doing many.
Do do people identify with small business absolutely what's your what's your poll on the on small business owners and what people think about them well first of all they -- Viewed more positively than church leaders than anybody any other class of political chaos -- -- -- has yet been church leaders and anybody except the military has been very positive impression.
77%.
Say they work harder than most people 72%.
Say they're responsible for the success of their business.
And well we asked people couple months ago President Obama said government investments made this country great only about one out of five Americans agree with that but 69%.
Say.
Free enterprise system made America great to exactly that's why I find -- -- seems -- positive.
People are sure that Mitt Romney shares those views but they are convinced that -- bomb that.
Is at least.
Suspect so.
Exactly I mean that's it was it was I think it was just a stroke of luck that Obama made that comment because it really.
Goes to the heart of what this election's about it's not just about everybody went to unemployment right -- can get higher it's about what has been successful in the past to make this country what it is and what can we do to get back to where we work and it was a -- a -- that he went off from.
Exactly exactly had he been on prompt -- I suspect he would not have phrased what -- NASA in that way and I really found the discussion.
In just before it's interesting you guys talking about the poll numbers because it is.
If fast and I wondered as to why is it that three months -- beginning of may you know -- -- and Romney Obama just slightly ahead three months later about the same.
But one thing I did notice of that when -- voters likely voters are asked.
Who do you think -- is gonna do a better job in the economy Romney for sure.
Takes the lead there so.
I think that's you know we might be able to see -- shift we're finally at last hundred days now 99 days I think from today is so maybe finally got -- -- take a shift from people.
Thinking what I think Romney's gonna -- better on the economy -- to making the shift to say.
That means I'm going to cast my vote for him Kelly Jane Tomlinson sure you'll be back at some point in the next 99 days it was -- -- -- right thanks there's great thank you kill.
