Michigan Primary

The Michigan presidential primary today gives Santorum a chance to turn nagging questions about Romney into deep doubts about Romney's candidacy. If Romney, the former governor of Michigan is defeated in his own hometown, it will send the nominating fight onto an unpredictable path and reset the Republican race. The Republican nominating contest, now entering its third month, remains alive with uncertainty.

The Santorum campaign, newly emboldened in its head-to-head confrontation here with Mr. Romney, sent Democrats telephone messages on Monday, reminding them that they, too, can vote in Michigan’s primary. As many as 12,000 Democrats have committed to vote for Santorum just to embarrass Romney and expose him as a weak front runner.

While campaigning in Michigan, Santorum called Romeny's candidacy a “joke”. Santorum encouraged voters to stop the joke and supports someone who could challenge Obama on healthcare and government mandates. He argued that Mr. Romney was “uniquely unqualified” to defeat President Obama because of the health care plan he signed as governor of Massachusetts. “Why would we give this issue away?” Mr. Santorum declared. “It is the biggest issue in this race.”