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April 03, 2012

Romney, Obama battle ahead of 3 primaries

Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney looked with assurance toward a victory in three more primary elections on Tuesday while increasingly turning his rhetorical fire on President Barack Obama, saying he relies on Europe for political inspiration.

The president's campaign, which also seems convinced Obama will face Romney in the November election, is running television ads that try to link the former Massachusetts governor to big oil companies as high gas prices threaten to influence already stressed voters.


"Mitt Romney's stood with Big Oil for their tax breaks, attacking higher mileage standards and renewable energy sources," an ad says. It's a response to an ad from the American Energy Alliance blaming Obama for rising gas prices.

With Republican primaries today in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, DC, Romney is set to hold one campaign event before an election night party in Wisconsin. He spent the weekend campaigning there, working to win yet another big industrial state that chief rival Rick Santorum was counting on to keep his fading candidacy alive.

"The right thing for us, I think, is to get a nominee as soon as we can and be able to focus on Barack Obama," Romney told Fox News in an interview.

Romney has ignored the conservative Santorum the past few days as he has focused on Obama, telling supporters that the president "takes his political inspiration from the capitals of Europe."

The often used Republican line of attack is meant to imply an opponent is elitist and not in touch with the American mainstream.

Obama, meanwhile, was to issue a broad attack on Republicans later today, criticising their budget plan that has already passed in the House of Representatives and has Romney's backing.

In a speech to newspaper executives, Obama will sharply criticise the USD 3.5 trillion budget proposal pushed by Rep Paul Ryan.

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