Topic: Bain Capital LLC

Decoder Wire Is Mitt Romney catching up? (+video)

Mitt Romney's campaign argues in a new memo that the Republican presidential candidate is catching up in his race with Barack Obama.  The analysis varies depending on what polls are included in the assessment, but most experts say the race remains very close. 

Opinion: The threat to American democracy that Romney and Obama aren't talking about

It's called the civics gap. Only one-third of Americans can name all three branches of government. Education reform's focus on high-stakes testing has sidelined civics education. To save American democracy, Romney and Obama must discuss how to help schools educate engaged citizens.

Romney demands Obama cease Bain attacks

Obama said an interview that he has run mostly positive campaign ads but said they have not been given much attention in the media.

Bain Capital, tax returns continue to dog Romney. Can Obama make it stick?

The Sunday TV talk shows were filled with campaign surrogates for Mitt Romney and Barack Obama arguing about Romney's income taxes and his years running Bain Capital. It's meat for political junkies, but do average voters care?

The elusive truth about Mitt Romney's time at Bain Capital

Mitt Romney's time running Bain Capital has become the focus of charge and counter-charge, raising questions about campaign dishonesty and the candidates' own character as well as calls for apologies.

Obama says messaging, not policy, was his biggest mistake. Is that true?

In a TV interview Obama says the presidency is not just about setting the right policy, but explaining it to the American people. What critics and supporters say about his record.

Wyoming fundraiser: Romney gets boost from Cheney

Decoder Wire Did Mitt Romney run Bain after 1999? Will voters care if he did? (+video)

The Obama team may believe that keeping the focus on Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain serves to remind voters of his venture capital past. But evidence is scant that voters are swayed by this line of attack. 

When did Romney leave Bain? (+video)

How involved was presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Bain's operations when it outsourced jobs? Obama's campaign has labeled Romney a 'job killer,' now Romney's campaign is fighting back; saying that Obama is 'dishonest.' 

Who's the real 'outsourcer in chief'? Why Obama, Romney both shoulder blame.

The trend of outsourcing US jobs predates either President Obama or Mitt Romney, but both have contributed to it in different ways, according to one economist. 

Decoder Wire Mitt Romney's 'boomerang' attack strategy: Is it effective?

Repeatedly, we’ve seen the Obama campaign launch an attack, only to find the exact same accusation hurled back at them by Mitt Romney's folks. 'Outsourcer in chief' is a recent example.

Decoder Wire Is Mitt Romney really ahead in the money race? (+video)

Mitt Romney has raised more millions in May and June than has Obama. But Obama, who did not have to spend big to win the nomination, has a lot more cash on hand for the fight ahead.

New details about Romney's wealth confirm F. Scott Fitzgerald's quip about the rich

News sources report that Mitt Romney's financial portfolio has included an offshore company in Bermuda that remained invisible to voters. But it may be images of the Romney clan vacationing at their $8 million summer compound on a lake in New Hampshire that have more impact.

Decoder Wire Romney raised $100 million in June. Will that quiet conservative critics? (+video)

Mitt Romney's haul in June was a monthly record for a GOP candidate. He'll need that money in the Battle of the Ads, which will only escalate. But conservative critics are clamoring for more from their party's standard-bearer. 

Is Obama really losing the money battle? A fundraising Q&A.

President Obama is claiming that Mitt Romney and his allies could outspend him, but the truth (not surprisingly) is a little more complicated. Here is what's known about the money race.

Decoder Wire Does Mitt Romney need to shake up his campaign staff?

Two titans of industry, GE's Jack Welch and News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch, indicate as much in tweets this week. But Mitt Romney is competitive in the 2012 race. Why the second-guessing?

Robert Reich Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and the New Gilded Age

The system that made Mitt Romney's fortunes at Bain Capital is the same one largely responsible for the greatest concentration of the nation’s income and wealth at the very top since the Gilded Age of the nineteenth century.

Why is Mitt Romney's time at Bain Capital such a target?

Press reports this week detailed jobs sent abroad and executive profits made when firms failed during Mitt Romney's time running Bain Capital. Are such charges fair, and will they stick?

Decoder Wire Is Ron Paul's campaign better with money than Mitt Romney's?

Six percent of Ron Paul’s campaign spending goes to fundraising, mainly via Internet 'money bombs.' Mitt Romney's campaign spends 23 percent of what he raises to do the same thing.

Opinion: What Obama and Romney aren't talking about: America's class divide

I am the proud son of a hardworking milkman. I also have a PhD from Yale. Therein lies a story of class mobility, an issue that is crucial for America's future and that ought to be part of the presidential campaign. Yet neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney will address class head on.

If elected, Romney millions will go in blind trust

The candidate's estimated 250 million dollars will be administered by federal officials on his behalf if he becomes President.

Bill Clinton: Is he the Democrats' Newt Gingrich? (+video)

Bill Clinton has been going off-message lately. In a way, he's like former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – a senior statesman who says what he thinks, perhaps without thinking through the implications for his 'team,' and gets in trouble.

Bill Clinton suggests extending tax cuts

The former President suggested a temporary extension would give the political parties time to work out a compromise.

Decoder Wire Bill Clinton says Romney win would be 'calamitous.' Why the harsh turn? (+video)

Just last week, Clinton called Romney's business record 'sterling,' undercutting a key Obama campaign attack. Now he's slamming Romney harder than the president's own team.

Bill Clinton takes on Romney at campaign event (+video)

Former President Bill Clinton said that a Mitt Romney presidency would be bad for the country.