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Lincolnton Furniture CEO Bruce Cochrane explains why he will vote for Mitt Romney.
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-- -- get as our next guest was invited to the White House by President Obama to participate in an is sourcing jobs forum.
He even attended the last State of the Union Address as a guest of the First Lady -- Buddy says he's supporting government running on the upcoming presidential election putting us on the Fed is Bruce Cochran founder and CEO of furniture company called Lincoln -- furniture -- -- so great to have you with us.
-- -- so was there.
Straw that broke the camel's back.
If you will in terms of your decision making process as to why he went from sitting with -- First Lady to now saying you're going to vote for Mitt Romney.
There wasn't really -- single event that it implies I just looked at governor Romney's experience.
Business experience especially with -- have to bank capital and took.
-- -- -- struggling businesses and it was his job takes currently businesses internal morality if he did whatever it took in.
You know you turn -- -- small business -- -- business throw.
Struggling companies like put puzzles together.
Right right so when you for the president in Roanoke earlier say to small business owners you didn't build that at that could've resonated all that -- looking to that have something to do with the recent your voting also for Mitt Romney.
I just thought it was a misguided statement.
Is that the administration posts about building in the economy from the bottom you tell -- -- -- -- No brisk I mean you're I want to talk a little bit about your history -- -- your someone you had a furniture company here in the US you sold it.
To another company be outsourced a lot of the jobs and ended up closing the factory.
Where you live in you decided to reopen that business to start over again essentially from scratch.
Now you have a lot of workers and once again another thriving business.
Why do you think that Mitt Romney is the right guy to help duplicate that experience -- help people like you.
Create jobs around the country and dig us out of this mess.
Governor Romney -- believe we'll surround himself with like -- business leaders who understand.
The business community -- the believes that.
Businesses large and small -- Capital enforcing existing trade law also education.
And although it was.
All those tests that are required to to help businesses.
And better yeah probably that -- wrong it will it will decision.
Probably propose these ideas but he will be able to -- Pass -- budget that will have.
Partisan support.
But it will that was supported and it will -- things done rather than.
Proposing a budget that has not support another big Democrat or vote.
Chris -- our remaining -- tell me that's -- lever foresee hiring workers holding off.
What your plans.
-- as a start -- company we we -- cards people as they did and as we try you know.
So yes we continue to car and -- of -- space don't.
The climate for economic -- the retail community of but -- we have to our.
-- -- Thank you for sharing your story Bruce Cochran have a good one.
