Schuette defends Romney's Jeeps-China ad in Ohio

At a stop in Utica by the Michigan Republican Party campaign bus on Monday, a long line of GOP and Mitt Romney supporters gave spirited speeches to a highly partisan crowd of more than 100 people.

The event, which took place at the Macomb GOP headquarters, was part of a 4-day, 25-city bus tour designed to boost get-out-the-vote efforts for Romney and the Republican ticket.

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Those on hand included Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra, Attorney General Bill Schuette, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson, U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, congressional candidate Don Volaric, and the GOP slate of Michigan Supreme Court hiopefuls – Justice Stephen Markman, Justice Brian Zehra and candidate Colleen O’Brien.

Markman, surprisingly, got the crowd chanting and applauding with an impassioned speech.

In a pitch for Romney, Hokestra said Tuesday’s election will determine whether American foreign policy over the next four years will mean that the U.S. is “respected” and “feared” across the globe.

Predicting victory for the GOP presidential nominee, Schuette said later that he detects a “surge” for Romney in Michigan that began after the first presidential debate and has taken hold in the last 10 days among independents.

The attorney general also defended Romney’s campaign ads in Ohio that claim General Motors and Chrysler are using the momentum from federal rescue loans to shift jobs to China. Schuette said Chrysler’s effort to establish Jeep production in China is evidence that Romney was not lying, despite vociferous criticisms from GM and Chrysler executives.