Romney Wins Big In Michigan; Clinton Lurches To Unimpressive Victory Over Nobody

Mitt Romney won his home state of Michigan in today's Republican presidential primary, besting John McCain and Mike Huckabee. With about half the precincts reporting, Romney had a comfortable, and impressive, 39-30 percent lead over McCain. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton, the only name Democrat on the ballot, had about 57 percent statewide but only 52 percent in the Democratic bastion of Detriot and only 42 percent in Ann Arbor, home of the University of Michigan. She and Dennis Kucinich were the only two Democrats to file in Michigan after the Democratic National Committee said that because Michigan moved its primary date up in defiance of DNC rules, no convention delegates would be seated as a result of the vote. The Republican National Committee also sought to penalize Michigan, but agreed to seat 30 delegates instead of the usual 60.

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