Campaign promises are pretty standard this time of year, but this one may be going a little too far. At a campaign stop in Concord, New Hampshire Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised one college student that she would
December 23, 2011

Campaign promises are pretty standard this time of year, but this one may be going a little too far.

At a campaign stop in Concord, New Hampshire Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised one college student that she would definitely have a job if he wins next November -- but not if President Barack Obama is re-elected.

"Why should we mobilize for you as a candidate instead of Obama, which we did in 2008?" Bowling Green University student Kallie Durkit asked the former Massachusetts governor.

"What I can promise you is this: when you get out of college, if I'm president, you'll have a job," Romney replied. "If President Obama is re-elected, you will not be able to get a job."

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