ELECTION 2012
Santorum: Romney 'bland and boring'
Attacks get personal as Mitt leads field
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — The criticism of Mitt Romney is getting personal.
His rivals have tried to chip away at his business record and they’ve hit him on abortion. Now, Rick Santorum is calling him “bland and boring.” And Newt Gingrich is chiding him for, among other things, once strapping the family dog to a kennel on the roof of his car and speaking French.
It’s a reflection of Romney’s strong standing in the race for the GOP presidential nomination after back-to-back victories in Iowa and New Hampshire. His opponents are struggling to derail him a week before the Jan. 21 South Carolina contest and just over two weeks until the Florida primary.
The more personal criticism cuts to the heart of one of Romney’s big vulnerabilities – his image.
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