[redgirlinabluestate]

In Michigan, Romney is viewed favorably by 71% of Likely Primary Voters.

Mitt PING!

[khnyny]

You may want to take a look at this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1952430/posts

[TheLion]

Gerald Ford barely got in the Michigan Primary in 1976 and won. He was the last candidate to run in Michigan that had been born there. He beat Ronald Reagan by 31% that year.

http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/features/remembering_gerald_ford.html

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“In 1976, though, the movement of voters was in the other direction. Democratic turnout plummeted to barely 700,000, while the Republican turnout skyrocketed to more than 1 million, as Michigan voters handed native son Jerry Ford a lopsided victory in the GOP primary.”

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http://rhodescook.com/analysis/presidential_primaries/mi/allabout.html