Mitt Romney is campaigning as a successful businessman who could create jobs and improve America's economy from the White House. That's based on the fortune he made at Bain Capital. He says he left the firm in 1999 to go run the Summer Olympics in Utah, so he was not responsible for Bain Capital companies that went bankrupt or laid off workers after that. But the Boston Globe says documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission show otherwise. We hear why fellow Republicans are urging transparency—for the sake of his presidential campaign.
Bain Capital Woes Overshadow Romney's Campaign
Credits
Guests:
- Christopher Rowland - Boston Globe - @globerowland
- Matthew Dowd - ABC News - @matthewjdowd
- Matthew Yglesias - Vox - @mattyglesias
- James Fallows - Atlantic - @JamesFallows