Incompetently run for too long

For all the angst about Bain Capital, what kind of companies did they focus on?
Companies with potential, but had been incompetently run.
If the bosses knew how to run the business well, there was no need for Bain.
If it had been incompetently run for too long, it might be too late to save it and its employees.
The United States has been incompetently run for the past four years.
Not too long for Romney and Ryan to fix.
But eight years of an incompetent leader?
It will make it that much harder.