I make an observation though, that a lot of comments here are based on affecting one particular candidate (Romney), and that's a shortsighted approach for a long term solution.
The solution should reflect the majority opinion of all Republicans in the state...no Dems, no "Independents" (whatever that means) and no rigging it to benefit or hinder individual candidates that may be running in 2012.
This system, if you change it, will most likely be used in 2016, and there is no idea who is going to be in that race.
Well, I write Romney because he is a favored son of MI. His father was once Governor, and our current Governor sits in the Romney Building in Lansing. That’s why the focus:)