Obama’s ‘bullshitter’ attack sparks ‘rattled’ response

In a spectacular finale to a 40-hour campaign sprint, US president Barack Obama launched a searing attack on challenger Mitt Romney in Ohio, the state that may decide their election duel, and labelled his challenger a “bullshitter”.

But Romney, rallying Republicans in the state’s aptly named town of Defiance, mocked Obama’s “incredibly shrinking” campaign and stole the president’s 2008 mantra, promising “big change” if he wins on Nov 6.

The closer the election gets, the more the bad feeling between Romney and Obama seems to show.