Vice President Biden is back in Ohio today campaigning in a state that has dramatically changed since 2008.  From sweeping Republican victories in 2010 to Ohioans overwhelmingly rejecting Obama’s health care overreach in 2011, President Obama is in trouble in Ohio and the White House knows it.Before you read the article below, this is a response from the RNC by spokesman Ryan Mahoney:

“With broken promises mounting and food and gas prices soaring, President Obama and Vice President Biden know they’re in trouble in Ohio and that’s why they continue to hide behind friendly union audiences.  Another Biden campaign speech won’t change the fact that Obama’s signature piece of legislation was resoundingly rejected in every Ohio county or that Ohioans remain worse off than they were when Barack Obama took office.   The fact remains, Ohioans are feeling the pain of President Obama and Vice President Biden’s polices, while special interests and campaign donors seem to be the only ones better off than they were four years ago.” – RNC spokesman Ryan Mahoney

The Only Audience Obama-Biden Can Speak In Front Of?

Biden’s Speech In Toledo Marks The Fourth Event With The Pro-Obama Union In The Past Month

On Thursday, Biden Spoke Before Local UAW Members In Toledo. “Biden discussed the auto industry’s recovery Thursday during a campaign stop in Toledo. Biden scheduled a morning rally at the United Auto Workers Local 12 hall near downtown, said Steve Fought, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur.” (Henry J. Gomez, “Vice President Joe Biden Expected To Hold Campaign Rally Thursday At UAW Hall In Toledo,” The Plain Dealer, 3/12/12)

On February 15, Obama Visited A Master Lock Plant In Wisconsin. “President Obama used a stop at a manufacturing factory in Milwaukee on Wednesday to highlight his plan to boost manufacturing jobs in the United States, a priority for his administration in an election year when the economy has been the most pressing issue. Obama took a brief tour of Master Lock, a padlock manufacturing company that the president praised during his State of the Union address last month for bringing 100 jobs back from China as that country’s labor costs rise. As part of his 2013 budget request, the president has proposed new tax breaks for companies that return jobs from overseas.” (David Nakamura, “Obama Visits Milwaukee To Boost Jobs Agenda In Key Swing State,” The Washington Post, 2/15/12)

• UAW Members Are “The Core Of Master Lock” Staff. “Obama had no problem in front of this boisterous crowd of about 800 stacked with elected officials, residents of one of American’s hardest hit communities and the hundreds of cheering workers from UAW Local 469, the core of Master Lock.” (Dominique Paul Noth, “Obama Puts Master Lock Jobs First As Political Storm Evaporates,” Milwaukee Area Labor Council, 2/16/12)
• Obama: “You heard from your local UAW representative, John Drew and I got a great tour from the president of UAW Local 469, Mike Bink.” (President Barack Obama, Remarks At MasterLock , Milwaukee, WI, 2/15/12)

On February 28, Obama Spoke Before The United Auto Workers Convention. (President Barack Obama, Remarks at United Auto Workers Convention, 2/28/12)

• Obama Spoke Before The UAW Convention To “Remind” Members “That He Helped Save The Auto Industry With A Controversial Bailout.” “President Obama channeled his 2008 campaign persona on Tuesday, using an energetic speech before the United Auto Workers conference to remind Michigan on primary day that he helped save the auto industry with a controversial bailout even as Mitt Romney was calling for the leading car companies to seek bankruptcy.” (Helene Cooper, “Obama Revs Up Oratory, Reminding Autoworkers Of Bailout,” The New York Times, 2/28/12)
• When Asked If Obama’s Speech To The UAW Was A Campaign Speech, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Said “Not At All.” CARNEY: “Not at all.  The President was speaking to American workers, which he certainly enjoys doing.  He was speaking to them about several things, principally the resurrection of the American automobile industry, which is a subject that has been a focus of his attention since he took office when he made some very difficult decisions to ensure that General Motors and Chrysler would restructure themselves, make themselves more efficient; that unions and management would make very tough decisions, and in return for taxpayer support — would do that in return for taxpayer support.  Those decisions saved a million jobs in this country.” (White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, White House Press Briefing, 2/28/12)
• During Obama’s Speech To The UAW Convention, Union Members Broke Out In Chants Of “Four More Years.” “‘I got to sit in a Chevy Volt, even though Secret Service wouldn’t let me drive it,’ Mr. Obama said, to cheers. ‘I enjoyed sitting in it. And four or five years from now, when I’m not president no more and I can drive myself, I’m going to buy one.’ For that, he got a chant of ‘Four more years!’” (Helene Cooper, “Obama Revs Up Oratory, Reminding Autoworkers Of Bailout,” The New York Times, 2/28/12)

On March 7, Obama Spoke At a Truck Plant Before Local UAW Members. “[P]resident Obama visited a truck plant where he was greeted by UAW members who let their union membership be known.” (Jennifer Epstein, “Obama Gets North Carolina Labor Love,” Politico’s 44, 3/7/12)

·         UAW Members At The North Carolina Daimler Plant Greeted Obama With More Shouts Of “Four More Years.” “For all the talk that labor is disappointed in Obama, Smith nevertheless included a shoutout to the local UAW — many who chanted “four more years” at one point during the speech.” (Jennifer Epstein, “Obama Gets North Carolina Labor Love,” Politico’s 44, 3/7/12)

Author’s note: Biden also visited a Chrysler Plant in Toledo this day, tying up traffic and creating havoc all over town for hours. Yes, I was included in this mess. I wonder how much this cost taxpayers in the community.

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