Michigan Caucus Creates Mayhem for Republicans
January 16, 2008
(Long Island, N.Y.) The latest results of the Michigan Primary for Republicans resulted in a tumultuous win for native Mitt Romney which has in effect created a three way tie since the first three caucuses each ended with one of three different winners. To much surprize Iowa gave its votes to long shot candidate Mike Huckabee and John McCain won the New Hampshire primary. Thus, making this Saturday’s South Carolina caucus all the more important for presidential hopefuls as the winner will gain a clear advantage for the GOP nominations.
Mitt Romney won in his native state of Michigan where he grew up and his father was once a very popular Governor for the State. Romney got 39% of the votes with McCain placing second with 30% and Mike Huckabee getting 15%. This was a huge boost for Mitt Romney’s campaign as a loss in his own state would have meant disaster moving forward in his bid for the nomination to the Oval Office. “I’m not making predictions about what’s going to happen in every other state, but I’m feeling pretty darn good at this point,” Mitt Romney said in a victory rally with his gathering supporters. He also added “There’s no question we’ve got to do very well here. Different people are winning these different major contests and I think a different person will win Saturday in South Carolina. No one has settled in on anyone.”
Political experts noted the fact that the win in Michigan created much optimism in the Romney campaign since it showed a clear Slogan for them to focus on and take advantage of. “Just as important as Mr. Romney’s personal ties was that he found himself, after setbacks in Iowa and New Hampshire, in an economically downtrodden state that has shed millions of jobs. The economic woes here played neatly into his strengths as a candidate, and his newly retooled message centered on his private sector experience and a promise to bring change to Washington.” ,” analyst Michael Lou writes.
With this win, virtually anyone from the GOP nominations can claim to be in the upper seat. McCain pointed out the clear advantage Romney had in his own state and has turned his focus on the South Carolina primary Saturday night. “Michigan welcomed their native son with their support,” McCain said. Many Surveys where held after voters left and asked them if it mattered that Romney was their own. Four out of ten people polled responded that it indeed was an integral part in their decision to vote.
Among the other Republicans, Ron Paul had 6% of the vote and was in fourth place receiving more than twice as many votes as Giuliani. Fred Thompson, took fifth place.
Meanwhile, Hilary Clinton won in a worthless Democratic battle for the Michigan primary since the caucus was held in violation of party rules and major Democratic candidates did not campaign there. Instead, Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton are focusing their efforts on Saturdays voting in Nevada which is in part a crucial stage for their respective campaigns since all major Democratic candidates are participating in this primary that could pave the way for the party’s presidential nomination for US Presidency.
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