Mitt Romney event in St. Petersberg, Florida (FULL VIDEO 05-16-12) then there's a FUNDRAISING BLITZ

For the second day in a row, Mitt Romney trashed President Obama's record on government spending, suggesting the growing federal debt is going to lead to a "dramatic" tax increase and drag down an already sluggish economy.

Speaking in St. Petersburg, Florida, the presumptive Republican nominee was flanked by a group of seniors and spoke in front of a digital sign ticking off the growing federal deficit.

Echoing his speech in Iowa Tuesday, Romney said the country needs a president who will stop the "spending and borrowing inferno" and insisted he is the man for the job.

The full story is HERE and the video below:

In a related story:

Romney raked in $2.3 million Wednesday at a Tampa, Florida fundraiser. Just 1 of a 4 stop fundraising blitz on Wednesday.

Some 200 donors on Wednesday afternoon wrote checks ranging from $2,500 to $50,000. A smaller group of about 50 supporters then attended a private luncheon with Mr. Romney at the home of Richard Corbett, who lives in the country club community and is a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commissioner.

That full story is HERE.

Another stop will include a $50,000 a plate dinner in Boca Raton.

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