Character assassination on the campaign trail

It’s getting down and dirty in election land. Last week, President Obama’s campaign suggested Mitt Romney might be guilty of a felony for filing misleading papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission (a charge The Post’s “Fact Checker” column discounted); and Romney’s team aired a new ad portraying Obama as a liar. The candidates are orchestrating rival campaigns of character assassination. Obama casts Romney as a wealthy, greedy, coldhearted investor who put profits over people and who “outsourced” jobs.

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