The top two Republican presidential hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney seem to have dispensed with the holiday good cheer and have spent the last few days trying to label the other as too much like Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
 
Romney in New Hampshire spent the weekend tearing into Giuliani for being similar to Clinton because he supports abortion rights and gay rights, according to the Washington Post. 
 
Meanwhile, Giuliani’s campaign sent out a missive reminding reporters that Romney’s health care plan adopted when he was governor of Massachusetts was essentially embraced by Clinton, and cited a September blog on Politico.com which quoted her legislative director saying her plan was “essentially what he enacted in Massachusetts.” 
 
“Perhaps Campaign Trail Mitt Romney should take a step back and review what Governor Mitt Romney did on health care before talking about which Republican candidate is most like Hillary,” wrote Giuliani spokeswoman Maria Comella.
 
It did not take long for Romney to fire back at the former New York mayor.
 
“I think he’s found himself having to stand up and explain why it is that we ought to make him the nominee when he’s very much like Hillary Clinton.  He’s pro-choice like Hillary Clinton.  He’s pro-gay civil union like Hillary Clinton.  He’s pro-sanctuary cities like she is,” he said on Fox News Radio.

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