Joe Biden started his day speaking to supporters at the United Auto Workers Local 12 Hall on Ashland Avenue. The support was loud and clear as people filed into the UAW Hall to hear the vice president.

TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) – Joe Biden started his day speaking to supporters at the United Auto Workers Local 12 Hall on Ashland Avenue. The support was loud and clear as people filed into the UAW Hall to hear the vice president.

Many Democrats say they are still backing their party in November. Scott and Carol McClean said they could not imagine what would have happened had the Obama administration not bailed out the auto industry.

"Oh, we would be gone. I mean there would be nothing. Toledo would be a ghost town, so would Detroit. I mean, Detroit is in bad shape still, but it's starting to pick up and that's what we need to do," said Scott McClean.

Carol McClean used to worry about her grandkids' future.

"I did, but things are starting to turn, so let's hope it keeps going," said Carol McClean.

Biden kicked off a series of campaign speeches Thursday about the economy and how the bailout was a huge gamble.

"The president and I made a bet, a simple bet. We bet on you. We bet on American ingenuity. We bet on you and we won," said Biden.

Biden said Obama's team has saved a million automotive jobs and has brought back 200,000 jobs that had been lost. Biden said the Republicans would destroy all of that.

"If you give any one of these guys the keys to the White House, they will bankrupt the middle class again," continued Biden.

Supporters said the Republican criticism of Obama is becoming too much.

"I think the country is getting tired of it and I think it's going to backfire on them," said Marty Brookhart.

"I don't understand that because it wasn't the Democrats that started any of this and they're just trying to straighten it out. And it takes a long time to do it," said Scott McClean.

Republicans in the meantime used Thursday's visit to lash out at the administration.