Michigan Gov. Rick Synder (R) said as his party's presidential
candidates gathered in his state for a debate Wednesday night that
Republicans should not make the bailouts of the auto companies in
Detroit a big campaign issue next year.
Several GOP candidates
have sharply criticized the Obama administration's handling of the
bailouts to General Motors and Chrysler, which began under former
President George W. Bush in late 2008. Some Republicans argued that President
Obama wanted to permanently run the car companies, referring to General
Motors derisively as "Government Motors" after the government brought
most of its shares of stock.
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