US election 2012: Mitt Romney racks up dollars and gaffes on Olympic tour
As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama head into a $3 billion presidential election, the Republican candidate for the White House will return home from Britain and Israel with a bolstered war chest as well as a bruised reputation.
By Philip Sherwell
It is on course to become the most expensive election in history, with at
least $3 billion likely to have been spent by the end of this year's battle
for the White House.
So even though Mitt Romney may have had an uncomfortable few days in the
spotlight while he visited to London, the good news for his campaign was
that he was also racking up dollars in the bank.
The Republican challenger for the US presidency managed to annoy his hosts by
questioning London's preparedness to host the Olympic Games - a faux pas
that had him mocked by Boris Johnson, criticised by Carl Lewis and derided
in newspaper headlines both in Britain and at home.
But in the race between him and President Barack Obama for money, now in full
swing, London was none the less a lucrative pit-stop.
Read it at The Telegraph:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9434604/US-election-2012-Mitt-Romney-racks-up-dollars-and-gaffes-on-Olympic-tour.html
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