WI: Romney supports the auto bailout

What if Romney didn't write an op-ed saying that the government should let Detroit go bankrupt, but rather argued for the bailout that we ended up getting?
 
He may do better in the Midwest and might have a shot at Ohio but wouldn't come anywhere close to winning without another major PoD.
 
I think Obama would still win Ohio, it would just be even closer. The only state I can see flipping to Romney barring some very drastic changes in his favor (which would flip even more states to him) is Florida.
 
I think Obama would still win Ohio, it would just be even closer. The only state I can see flipping to Romney barring some very drastic changes in his favor (which would flip even more states to him) is Florida.

Not really, after the first debate Romney shot up majorly in the polls and had a realistic shot at winning then until Obama recovered in the following debates. Something as major as this could really flip perceptions around the country and removes an attack ad tool from the Democrat's arsenal throughout the 2012 campaign season.
 
. . . but rather argued for the bailout that we ended up getting?
Just wondered if it could have potentially elevated the conversation on middle-class jobs. Yes, we can damage-control on the loss of manufacturing jobs, but they aren't coming back en mass, certainly not like they were in the 1950s and '60s.

So, we can also create middle-class jobs by . . .
 
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So, we can also create middle-class jobs by . . .

Good question. I thought I was nearly there, then the Bush era wreck of the construction industry shot that down for me & the bulk of my peers.

The 20th Century middle class were business owners and managers. Mega business has been slowing small business growth, & management jobs departed with the production jobs. The crash of 08 cleared some of the bloated players in the construction industry, but recovery was slow & it was 4-5 years before the recovery in survivors & new start ups had a chance to elevate any of the owners/ managers income.

One of the current drags is a shortage of skilled labor and lower management. For a variety of reasons to many people are entering the work force with a unfavorable portion of fuzzy skills to hard skills.
 
Good question. I thought I was nearly there, then the Bush era wreck of the construction industry shot that down for me & the bulk of my peers. . .
Thanks for sharing, and please keep doing so when it seems promising. I myself had a lot of trouble as a 19-year-old during the 1982 recession.

Some people think that if you level with young people when the economy's down, it will discourage them. I think it's kind of the opposite. If you level with young people, they'll realize that it's the external environment more than themselves, won't get discouraged so easily, and will be more likely to keep trying. And/or use a down economy as a time to get more schooling which is also a rational decision.
 
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