back then the economy, even though it was down it was in much better shape to absorb the jobs. real problem now unemployment in south carolina where some counties it is 12 or 14%, bill. bill: wow! that is remarkable that will be an issue come next week. what did voters have to say, john? what are they telling you? reporter: at that same place we talked to one fellow, a voter from florida, voting on 31st. he is not voting for romney because of record for bain capital. i ran into another fellow, tim. he will be probably voting for santorum but he didn t hold any kind of a grudge for mitt romney what happened there in gaffney, south carolina. here is what he told me. he may have came in tried to streamline it. if there was not a feasibility to keep it open, sometimes plants closed, you know. that s way capitalism is. reporter: so might not have had that much of an effect in the northwestern part of the state but here s the reality, bill. negative campaigning and negative advertising