The current union contracts are set to run out at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, with implications for Michigan's economy, President Joe Biden's political future and the fight against climate change.
we re going to turn now to the other major story tonight, a mi mini super tuesday. what we know already, and how it shapes the race going forward. terry moran with late reporting from michigan. reporter: joe biden riding high. michigan shocked democrats in 2016 by going for donald trump. but many voters here remember with gratitude the obama administration s $80 billion auto industry bailout. an issue that plays to the heart of biden s traditional democratic message. delivered full volume at a fiat-chrysler plant. look, there s a reason why we have a middle class. wall street didn t build the country, y all built the country. you built the country. reporter: but along with the chants and cheers, an angry confrontation with one auto worker, who confronted biden on guns.
because of obamacare, not because of barack obama, but because george w. bush bailed out the banks and got ready for the auto industry bailout and that infuriated his base. democrats accepted it. will democrats now say thank you? will any tea party voter in america believe the government is actually going to make a profit on this? you can put all the facts and figures and reports but your average american hears bailout and all they think is the government putting out money. they never think about the money coming back in. i think that s a really hard case to make even if facts are on your side. what s it mean for them? the tea party was more than just bailouts. it was you bail people out, they re supposedly sush lly suc. it hasn t translated down to me. i still don t have a job. the great philosopher barney frank had a quote in 2010. he said he wanted a bumper sticker that would have read 2010, things that would have sucked worse without me.
thanks. jenna: vice president joe biden making an appearance in the motor city today touting the administration s auto industry bailout. what mr. biden s appearance may also heene for the president s green energy initiative that might not be so flattering. mine was earned orbiti the moon in 1971. afghastan, in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it s ened, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection. and because usaa s commitment to serve current and former miliry members and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an au insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. i have the flu, i took medicine bui still have symptoms. [ sneeze ] [ male announcer ] truth is not all flu products treat l your symptoms. what? [ ma announcer ] nope, they don t have an antihistamine.
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