Mitt Romney is about to get some unwanted company on his upcoming bus tour across several swing states.
The Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday that it will stage its own four-day bus tour alongside the Romney campaign's trip through Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Ohio. The tour, called “Romney Economics: The Middle Class Under the Bus Tour,†will begin on Friday with a news conference in Alexandria, Va.
Organizers said they would criticize Mr. Romney's record as governor of Massachusetts and his proposals for middle-class taxes. Democrats began a similar bus tour in June when Mr. Romney visited six swing states.
“Throughout Mitt Romney's career, middle-class families have frequently found themselves thrown under the bus as a result of his failed record and top-down economic policies,†the committee said in a news release.
The side of the co mmittee's bus features tire tracks over the words “Middle Class†and the slogan: “Romney Economics: Outsourcing, Offshoring, Out of Touch.â€
Speakers on the tour include Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the committee, Ed Rendell, a former Pennsylvania governor and Chet Culver, a former governor of Iowa. Two state representatives from Massachusetts will speak at the opening news conference: Kathi-Anne Reinstein and David Linsky, both long-serving Democrats.
The Romney campaign announced its bus tour earlier this week, leading to speculation on what the itinerary might say about his pick for vice president. The final stop is in Ohio, the home state of the rumored front-runner, Senator Rob Portman.
