Romney Refocuses As Obama Decries 'Victim' Claim

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are moving the presidential campaign back to familiar ground, grappling over the proper role of government in a debate where clumsy, seemingly dismissive statements have made both men susceptible to caricature.

 

 

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are moving the presidential campaign back to familiar ground, grappling over the proper role of government in a debate where clumsy, seemingly dismissive statements have made both men susceptible to caricature.

Romney on Tuesday sought to recover from an unguarded comments caught on video, but the contest appears destined to remain close.

Still, President Barack Obama ridiculed Romney's claim that nearly half of Americans believe they are entitled to a range of government support and that as a candidate he doesn't feel a need to worry about them.

Obama said presidents "have to work for everyone, not just for some."

In July, Republicans seized on an incomplete sound bite of Obama saying, "if you've got a business -- you didn't build that."

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