Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum Tie In Michigan, Based On Delegates Awarded

ABC.com ^ | February 29, 2012 | Jonathan Karl

[Timber Rattler]

Not so fast. When it comes to delegates, it turns out Mitt Romney did not win Michigan.

ABC News projects that the 30 delegates awarded based on Michigan’s Tuesday primary will be evenly split – 15 delegates for Mitt Romney and 15 delegates for Rick Santorum.

Mitt Romney may have won the overall vote by a margin of 3 points , but Michigan awards it’s delegates based on how the candidates did in each of the state’s 14 congressional districts, not solely on the popular vote totals.

The system works like this: the winner of each Congressional district gets two delegates. Two additional delegates are awarded based on the overall statewide vote — one delegate for the first place winner and one delegate for the second place winner if he gets more than 15 percent of the popular vote.

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney split the state’s congressional evenly, each triumphing in seven.

[CainConservative]

I’ve always thought that Huck could win Iowa in the general.

Seems tailor-made for him.

[CainConservative]

I’ve always thought that Huck could win Iowa in the general.

Seems tailor-made for him.

[CainConservative]

#21 was for #11, sorry.

[EnglishCon]

Awesomely good news. Made my morning!

[lightman]

We wuz ROBBED—twice now!

We’ll never read this in the MSM or GOO-E.

The day after the Hawkeye-cauci I finally understood how the Gorebots were feeling in December of 2000.

[cripplecreek]

I'm posting this ping in part as an announcement that I'm taking over the Michigan Pinglist for grellis who has covered it for all these years. Thanks for all you've done FRiend.

[70th Division]

Thanks Cripplecreek for picking up the ball. Grellis did a fine job.

[Pinkbell]

Romney can call this a moral victory, but in acuality, it is no victory. It’s essentially a tie. To top it off, Rick did this in one of Romney’s multiple home states, under a barrage of attacks from the MSM and Romney, and with less momney.

[magslinger]

Fox news called it a tie when, with 1% reporting, it was 41% for Santorum, 36% for Rommie.

[magslinger]

Many thanks to Grellis for starting and holding the list. It is no small chore.

[Abathar]

Thanks CC!

[norwaypinesavage]

If one argues that Santorum “won” the Colorado-Missouri-Minnesota vote, where no delegates were conferred, it is intellectually consistent to say that Romney “won” the Michigan vote, where equal delegates were conferred.

[Springman]

Thanks for grabbing the torch, but now I have to learn how to spill your name. Ain’t easy for a Detroit publik skool grad!!!!

Grellis you did a great job, thank you!!!!!

[Big Horn]

I hope so.

[billthecat]

Nope. FWIW, Mittster over Santorum, 16 to 14.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120301/NEWS15/120301038/Mitt-Romney-gets-Michigan-s-large-delegates

[grellis]

Rotflmao...can you add me to the ping list? Seriously LOLing. Thanks for easing my retirement, next time you’re in Lansing you get a coffee or brew on me.

[cripplecreek]

You’re added “noob”. LOL

[Lauren BaRecall]

I think she said it the next day. It’s on one of the FR threads.

[PGalt]

Thanks Cripplecreek for picking up the ball. Grellis did a fine job.

Well-stated. WOOOOHOOOO, cripplecreek! Thanks, grellis