Posted on 05/12/2012 1:53:04 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Among all voters surveyed, Obama led Romney 45 percent to 39.5 percent in Michigan.
Michigan was central to Romney’s success in the GOP primary. He grew up there, and his father was governor. Romney campaigned aggressively against the government's auto industry bailout, but has lately said that he deserves credit for the industry's recovery.
Saul Anuzis, a former chairman of the state Republican Party, told the Detroit News that the poll is “great news” because it shows that Obama will have to work hard to defend a state he won in 2008.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
One should never let facts get in the way of a good myth.
McCain wasn’t competitive in Michigan. That result was never going to be repeated.
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