It's very, very important. Yes, money counts. Yes, ground game counts. Both Paul and Gloria are right about that. But so do fundamental ideas. They matter in politics.

I think he can certainly give voice to a lot of the restlessness and resentments and that sort of thing that are stirring against some of the excesses in labor unions, but what I hope he does not do is declare war on public employee…

This election was centrally about the power of public employee unions. Scott Walker tried to cut -- curtail those unions, and in the name of trying to balance a budget.

If you're sitting there in Obama's chair and you're running his campaign, you have to believe now that you are going to have to spend some money in Wisconsin to protect yourself.

I was out in Wisconsin, spent a couple of days out there a couple of weeks ago, John. And I can tell you a lot of people, small business people in particular, were talking about that these unions are costing too much money.

The attack on Bain Capital is the beginning of a longer narrative that the Obama campaign is trying to paint Mitt Romney as someone who's rich, who all he cares about is enhancing his rich friends.

But to make it a centerpiece of his campaign is a big surprise.

The Bain Capital is the beginning of a longer narrative that the Obama campaign is trying to paint Mitt Romney as someone who's rich, who only cares about -- is enhancing his rich friends.

It's certainly a surprise, Anderson, because the president enters this fray with a lot of evidence that shows that Bain is a respected company.

The message that many are taking away from the president's campaign right now is not just about Bain Capital; it's about people who are in private sector.

There are too many distractions in this campaign. We need both candidates to face the hard issues about spending, about taxes, about how we create jobs in this country, immigration.