Melbourne, May 18 (ANI): US elections have shifted back to the economy as campaign teams for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are trading barbs.

The Obama campaign is escalating its call for Mitt Romney to release old tax returns by using the likely Republican nominee’s father to make its point. “Mitt Romney’s own father [George Romney] released 12 years of tax returns when he ran for president” in 1968, Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said Monday during a conference call with reporters. The Obama camp called on Romney to share 23 ...

The Nebraska billionaire who considered a plan to resurrect incendiary comments by President Barack Obama#39;s former pastor shelved the idea Thursday after Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney denounced the tactic.

President Barack Obama lags in several polls on fixing the economy. His favorability rating is virtually even with that of presumed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. His signature health care reform law appears on the verge of being overturned. Women, once central to his base, are now drifting toward his opponent. He has even lost support among once-passionate young voters.

Strategists for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney don#39;t see eye to eye on much, but they do agree on this: It#39;s tough to envision a path to the White House that doesn#39;t include Virginia.