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this. newt gingrich actually offering word of advice perhaps for president obama, bain didn't work for him, it's not going to work for the white house, what do you make of that? >> i don't think the president will take advice from newt gingrich in terms of how he's going to run his re-election campaign. if you look at what the president said yesterday, it's obvious he's not going to back down on this, double down on it, clearly wants to get into the debate. when asked at the end of the nato press conference yesterday, he went in forcefully, said romney played it fair game, he's runni...

in the bottle, so to speak? >> i think every day we spend talking about cory booker, we're spending talking about bain. and that's a very good day for the obama campaign because of what bain stands for, buying these companies, piling on debt, looting them and having very rich investors walk away with tons of money while the workers are out jobless, no health care, no penchant. that's what romney he's said he likes about the ryan budget. that's the same consequence. can booker walk it back? honestly, i think going after booker reminds me of -- i should say the embrace of booker remind...

itself isn't a bad thing, it's just the clarification the president made, these are his credentials for running for president, and he doesn't get it. >> i think what the president did yesterday really made it clear why it matters. i think what he did was a good thing, alex. i think that saying it's one company demonizing private equity, all of these things that they've thrown back at him i thought he handled it well to say mitt romney has made this the centerpiece of why you should elect him president and i'm going to tell you why it doesn't matter and why it's not a job qualificatio...

I'm joined pa trish i can't believe murphy it, eric bates and joan walsh is back for more. double down. until then, you can find us at facebook.com/nowwithalex. and degreeal mitchell is live from the windy city. good afternoon, andrea. >> good afternoon. thanks so much from the nato summit here. we're live in chicago with special coverage of the nato summit. joining us today, chuck todd, john yang, former secretary of state madeleine albright. obama's senior campaign adviser david axelrod and romney senior campaign adviser eric fern strom. it is windy in chicago. a. . instead i got heartburn. ...

his campaign. i encourage it for the obama campaign to examine that record and to discuss it. >> if the president's advisers were pressuring booker to mitigate his criticism, here's why. this morning obama's campaign released a new five-minute web videotape highlighting an indiana paper company shuttered after it was bought by bain. >> to me romney takes from the poor and the middle class and gives to the rich. just the opposite of robin hood. >> jonathan capehart, on the heels of all of this, there is a new rnc web ad saying it's a petition launched by the rnc called stand with cory...