Romney celebrated his debate coup with a surprise visit to a conservative conference in the Colorado city of Denver, and warned that Obama’s economic policies would take America down a slippery slope to the fate of debt-laden Europe.
“I saw the president’s vision as trickle-down government, and I don’t think that’s what America believes in,” Romney said. “I see instead a prosperity that comes through freedom.”
Romney continued his victory lap in the vital swing state of Virginia, with his vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan in tow.
The Republican ticket later gained the endorsement of the National Rifle Association, the biggest gun rights lobby in the United States.
Obama, however, sought to capitalize on openings he missed against the well-prepared Romney, including his vow to end government subsidies for PBS television, the stomping ground of famed Sesame Street character Big Bird.
Obama could suffer a new jolt on Friday with the release of the latest set of monthly jobs figures, which are not expected to break a trend of disappointing data generated by a sluggish recovery.
“He would get rid of regulations on Wall Street, but he’s gonna crack down on Sesame Street. Thank goodness somebody is finally cracking down on Big Bird,” Obama quipped at a rally in the picturesque Wisconsin college town of Madison.
In a hiccup for the normally smooth Obama machine Thursday, the campaign missed a chance to highlight its biggest crowd so far – 30,000 – in Madison, Wisconsin, after an airport delay in Denver caused reporters to miss the event.
Obama could suffer a new jolt on Friday with the release of the latest set of monthly jobs figures, which are not expected to break a trend of disappointing data generated by a sluggish recovery.
In August, the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent but only 94,000 net new jobs were created, adding fuel to Romney’s claims that Obama has run out of ideas to speed up the economic recovery.
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