Romney, Obama, and Bain Capital (Video)

Mitt Romney is no John McCain.

When Obama attacks, Romney responds.

From Mike Flynn, Breitbart's Big Government:

This morning, the Obama campaign released a two-minute ad attacking Romney over the fate of GST Steel, a steel mill controlled by Bain Capital. The ad featured interviews with steelworkers who lost their jobs when the company went bankrupt. The ad's implication that Romney was somehow responsible is ridiculous, because Romney had left Bain Capital two years before the bankruptcy.

This afternoon, however, the Romney campaign counter-punched with a new ad featuring workers at another steel plant, Steel Dynamics, where Bain Capital invested its money. Unlike GST Steel, which was already a troubled company when Bain invested, Steel Dynamics was a fresh start-up. The successful firm has since expanded from just over 1,000 employees to over 6,000.

Here's the Obama ad:



Here's Romney's response:



I think Flynn's analysis is correct.

That Obama would attack Romney on events after he had left Bain Capital is a clear signal that Obama is losing the economic argument. That Romney would have a solid response ad ready to go within hours is a clear signal that Romney isn't going to let Obama and the media control the narrative of the campaign.

Yeah, it's not going to be so easy for Obama this time.

Granted, he still has the Old Media doing his bidding, but Romney and the New Media aren't rolling over. They're challenging Obama. The Romney campaign's strategy is to respond forcefully and quickly.

Smart.