CAMPAIGN 2012

Romney on Obama: This is a ‘Personal Attack Campaign’

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Updated: May 29, 2012 | 10:00 a.m.
May 29, 2012 | 9:54 a.m.

In an interview that aired Tuesday, Mitt Romney said that President Obama is “going after me as an individual” in the campaign

Speaking with Bill Hemmer on Fox News, Romney responded to a question about improving the jobs situation with this complaint about Obama. "The president wants to make this a personal attack campaign. He’s going after me as an individual. Look, I’m an American, I love this country.”

The response comes as the Obama campaign has hammered Romney in ads and on the campaign trail for Romney’s experience at Bain Capital, a private equity firm.

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