Obama's attacks on Romney's Bain Capital past may be paying off, new poll suggests

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Nearly half of likely voters in 12 battleground states believe private equity doesn't translate into jobs


By Jonathan Lemire / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS


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President Obama’s attacks on Mitt Romney’s time at Bain Capital have drawn heat from fellow Democrats — but may be resonating with voters

Nearly half of likely voters in 12 battleground states buy into the Obama team’s claims that private equity does not translate into new jobs, according to a new poll.

Forty-seven percent of those surveyed believe that the work done by firms like Bain hurts workers, as opposed to 38% who say it helps the economy, according to data released by Purple Strategies, a non-partisan research group.

The voters who seem the most skeptical that Romney’s time at Bain could help him restart the sluggish economy hail from some of November’s biggest prizes, including Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.


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