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kpete

(71,996 posts)
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 10:58 PM Oct 2012

Obama camp tips hand on debate, hints president will attack Romney on Bain

Source: Fox

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – As President Obama began to hunker down at a plush resort here for three full days of debate prep, his campaign team signaled the incumbent may steal a page from Vice President Joe Biden and show a more aggressive tone in Tuesday's second face-to-face showdown with Republican Mitt Romney.

"Gov. Romney has been making pitches all of his life and he knows how to say what people want to hear whether that was during his time at Bain or during the dozens of town halls he did during the primary," Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Saturday. "His running mate also left him vulnerable on a number of issues -- admitting there was a $5 trillion tax cut, after he denied it, but again failing to explain how they would pay for it, leaving women worried about their ability to make choices about their own health care and failing to articulate their plan for winding down our presence in Afghanistan."

It's significant that Psaki previewed the president's next clash with Romney with an immediate mention of his time at Bain, a word Obama never mentioned during the first presidential debate, in Denver.

Senior campaign adviser David Axelrod said on "Fox News Sunday" that Obama is making “adjustments” before the debate and plans to be more aggressive.




Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/14/obama-camp-tips-hand-hints-president-will-attack-romney-on-bain/#ixzz29Kgq3Amz

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Obama camp tips hand on debate, hints president will attack Romney on Bain (Original Post) kpete Oct 2012 OP
Its a tea leaf for Fox. I doubt he will even mention it. timlot Oct 2012 #1
Obama's got a whole lot he can go after rMoney about. truthisfreedom Oct 2012 #2
Source: Fox? SoapBox Oct 2012 #3
If they are saying that publicly, that means they are not bluestateguy Oct 2012 #4
"Bain" is Obama's "zingers"... regnaD kciN Oct 2012 #8
If Obama can get Romney in a headlock, then he might be able to get Mitt to explain . . . Major Hogwash Oct 2012 #5
Yeah, all that with $5 trillion in tax cuts. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #7
Ryan denied creeksneakers2 Oct 2012 #9
Good tactic. wtmusic Oct 2012 #6
The president has to face up creeksneakers2 Oct 2012 #10
I love it because Romney will be... CoffeeCat Oct 2012 #11
"Bain? I don't know anyone named Bain." aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #12
Where would we be without David Axelrod? bucolic_frolic Oct 2012 #13
Has anyone thought that just maybe tartan2 Oct 2012 #14
Let us hope so... OneAngryDemocrat Oct 2012 #15

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)
3. Source: Fox?
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:05 PM
Oct 2012

...and I would believe them?

I would say no to mentioning it in "debate" 2...however, since it is the "town hall" setting, he could address Bain-of-my-existence, directly to the audience and leave RMoney to blubber and blather away with some response.

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
4. If they are saying that publicly, that means they are not
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:08 PM
Oct 2012

It's a head fake.

Remember how there were pre debate leaks that Romney would have lots of one liners? He didn't.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
5. If Obama can get Romney in a headlock, then he might be able to get Mitt to explain . . .
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 11:24 PM
Oct 2012

. . . just how he intends to build 15 ships and 3 submarines a year if he is elected President, and bring the federal deficits down at the same time.

Submarines run around $1.5 billion dollars to build these days.
That's a lot of cabbage.

creeksneakers2

(7,473 posts)
10. The president has to face up
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 12:29 AM
Oct 2012

He has to use the word "trust" to go after Romney. Romney's dishonesty must be confronted head on. It will a bloody bout, with Romney calling Obama a liar right back, but its what has to be done. In the end, people know who Obama is, but they aren't so sure of Romney. They won't let Romney win if they don't trust him.

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
11. I love it because Romney will be...
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 01:31 AM
Oct 2012

...forced to walk around and talk with real live peasants. It's sure to make his head explode.

Plus, Romney won't be able to hide any (ahem) hankies behind a podium during a town-hall.

bucolic_frolic

(43,173 posts)
13. Where would we be without David Axelrod?
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 05:21 AM
Oct 2012

He sees the grand scheme of things and always knows what to do

in the details.

tartan2

(314 posts)
14. Has anyone thought that just maybe
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 02:05 PM
Oct 2012

President Obama set Mitt Romney up in the first debate. Think about it, it is a risk but Obama has been doing risk for years and it's a great tactic.

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