Auto Bailout

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at a campaign stop in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, May 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Auto bailout issue dogs Romney in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. -- Mitt Romney is making a play for his native Michigan, which last voted for a Republican for president nearly a quarter of a century ago. His task is made infinitely more difficult because of his opposition to the auto bailouts that many credit with saving the industry, a fact that was illustrated when he took the stage here Tuesday, not far from a GM plant.

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