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President Obama highlighted his confidence in the manufacturing aims of North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin during last night’s State of the Union Address by including references to stories of individuals who were able to rise above the recession thanks to his efforts in office. Note that each of those is a swing state that will be key in the 2012 election.
“What’s happening in Detroit can happen in other industries. It can happen in Cleveland and Pittsburgh and Raleigh. We can’t bring back every job that’s left our shores. But right now, it’s getting more expensive to do business in places like China. Meanwhile, America is more productive. A few weeks ago, the CEO of Master Lock told me that it now makes business sense for him to bring jobs back home. Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity.”
It is no accident that all of these states are key swing states for the elections this year. All went for Obama in 2008 but swung wildly Republican in 2010.
