Behind the Ad: Tax policy at ten paces

By Richard K. Barry

(Another installment in our "Behind the Ad" series.)

Who: Obama-Biden Campaign.

Where: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

What's going on: The Democrats attack Romney on tax policy in this television ad. It's hard to get excited about numbers, or even fully understand them, but the bottom line is that the ad, called "Two Americas," continues to blast away at the image of Romney as a friend of the rich.

The New York Times writes:

Mr. Romney is basing much of his campaign on the idea he is an accomplished and skilled businessman who could deal effectively with the nation's economic problems. The ad tries to undermine this claim by trying to paint Mr. Romney as an ally of the wealthy and corporations, including those that have sent American jobs overseas.

(Cross-posted at Lippmann's Ghost.)