WASHINGTON - Government spending and debt are emerging as a campaign tug-of-war, with Republican Mitt Romney blaming President Obama for a "prairie fire of debt" and Obama calling the charge a "cowpie of distortion." Both candidates are reaching for independent voters anxious about who's going to get stuck with the bill.
Spending and debt now rank as high on the worry scale as lack of jobs. And it has direct appeal to independents who could decide the election in about a half-dozen states being heavily contested by both campaigns.
In turning attention to debt, Republicans are tapping a winning issue they used in congressional races two years ago. Republican pollster Wes Anderson said that just before the 2010 elections, congressional campaigns shifted "from jobs and economy to government taking us over the cliff." The emphasis proved to be successful at the ballot box as Republicans grabbed control of the House, captured Senate seats and won in state races.
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