In a 90-minute clash in Colorado seen by tens of millions of voters, the former Massachusetts governor aggressively attacked Mr Obama over the weak state of the American economy at the end of his first term, while making an unusually impassioned case for why he, instead, should be elected in November.
He accused Mr Obama of inflicting a “trickle-down government” of ever-growing control by Washington on the American people, turning Mr Obama's accusation that the Republican challenger favours “trickle-down economics” against him.
"The path that we’re on has just been unsuccessful,” said Mr Romney. He accused Mr Obama of proposing only “bigger government, spending more, taxing more and regulating more”, adding: “That’s not the right answer for America. I’ll restore the vitality that gets America working again”. » | Jon Swaine, Denver, Colorado | Thursday, October 04, 2012
MAIL ONLINE: 'This was a disaster for the President' » | Anthony Bond | Thursday, October 04, 2012
BBC: Obama comes out swinging at Romney after debate: US President Barack Obama has accused Mitt Romney of being dishonest, after a televised debate that most observers agreed his Republican rival won. » | Thursday, October 04, 2012
