Even with a few missteps, Michigan is looking good (or at least not bad) for Mitt Romney — with a big assist from Rick Santorum’s sorry performance in last week’s debate. The last four polls all show Romney ahead. And the TPM Poll Average of the Michigan primary now stands at Romney 39.9%, Santorum 36%, Paul 12.5%, Gingrich 9.5%.
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Some of our more irreligious readers seem inclined to embrace at least the logic of Rick Santorum’s claim that attending college makes you less religious. But multiple studies have shown that just the opposite is true.
Our reporter in Michigan finds that state Tea Partiers share Rick Santorum’s fears that President Obama’s push for college attendance may be a conspiracy for liberal indoctrination.
Today at an Americans For Prosperity rally in Michigan, Rick Santorum called President Obama a “snob” for wanting to send more Americans to college. “There are good, decent men and women who work hard every day and put their skills to the test that aren’t taught by some liberal college professor,” Santorum declared. But back in his 2006 Senate re-election campaign, Santorum was touting his plan to send every Pennsylvanian to college. Evan McMorris-Santoro reports from Michigan.
So long as we’re in the realm of the fantastical with all this talk of a brokered convention, why not get really creative with the prospects? Here are 10 other GOP white knights we wouldn’t mind seeing take the convention floor by storm.
The final polls are rolling in. As of tonight, the TPM Poll Average for Michigan stands at Romney 37.4%, Santorum 34.5%, Paul 11.3%, Gingrich 8.5%. Full trend chart after the jump … Read More
TPM on the issue that really matters: Is Romney right about the height of Michigan’s trees?