Romney Wins Michigan, Confusion Continues

Minutes after the official results were in, the Republican GOP submitted a press release congratulating John McCain on his win in Michigan. Apparently, they “pushed the wrong button.”

Mitt Romney in fact won the state and John McCain downplayed the victory as the product of being a “native son”. Perhaps the McCain announcement was wishful thinking - Romney’s win clutters the Republican picture with the first 3 states going to 3 seperate candidates. Not only does this leave a wide open field for these top three (Huckabee, Romney and McCain) but it opens the door for further confusion if, as predicted, Rudy Giuliani wins Florida on January 29th.

With 4 viable presidential candidates still slugging it out, the Democratic picture is a bit more clear with Hillary and Obama the front runners and Edwards still in the picture. Hillary picked up the win in Michigan but much of it was due to a technicality… she was the only one on the ballot. Despite this, Obama finished a close second which again, raises questions on how much support Hillary Clinton really has.

Next up for the Democrats?
Nevada (1/19), South Carolina (1/26) and Florida (1/29)

Next up for the Republicans?
 Nevada (1/19), South Carolina (1/19) and Louisiana (1/22) and Florida (1/29)

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