Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum battle for votes in Michigan
As the GOP primary campaign heats up in Michigan, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum both wooed voters Thursday in Metro Detroit.
Rick Santorum in Detroit.
Rick Snyder and Mitt Romney in Farmington Hills.
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Romney responded: “If we can do in Washington what your governor has done here, we’d be in quite a position.”
Romney also sat down for a question-and-answer session with MLive staff Wednesday in Grand Rapids .
Meanwhile, Santorum spoke to the Detroit Economic Club, criticizing both Romney and President Barack Obama and even former President George Bush, MLive reported.
Referencing a recent controversial editorial from Romney in which he defended his controversial “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” op ed, Santorum said that if he had been in the Senate at the time he would not have supported bailing out the auto industry.
Check MLive for more coverage throughout the day.
Comments
shepard145
Sat, Feb 18, 2012 : 4:40 p.m.
This is an absurd discussion in many ways since all the nitpicking does not change the fact that any of them - even Ron Paul - are better than obama and that's who the election is about. .....you can vote to continue the US decline into bankrupt nanny state green fraud socialism or return the country to the adults to lead. Hey obama fans: nice budget your own embarrassing party won't even touch. Worst president in a century!!
Karen
Sat, Feb 18, 2012 : 3:15 p.m.
Romney is the only one to get my vote. His real life executtive experience is what we need. I did lots of research on every candidate and was impressed with what Romney accomplished. • Leadership Skills and experience o A successful executive o Has never been a career politician o Did a fantastic job as Governor o Turned many companies around and worked with them to create jobs.
Chicagobob
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 : 2:21 p.m.
The Republican debates have highlighted the fact that this year's crop of Republican candidates is as bad as, if not worse than G.W. Bush. They best that can said of most of them is that they are shallow and are hence willing to follow the dictates of even more shallow talk radio hosts. The Republicans are facilitating their own defeat this year by winding up with such a crop of losers.
shepard145
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 : 3:54 a.m.
Amusing to see all the democrats so worried about who the Republican nominee will be and details of their primary campaigns. Have you admitted that your next president will be determined at the Republican National Convention in August? LOL I suggest you worry a little less about Romney and Santorum and a lot more about your Nobel Peace Prize winning hero obama, the worst president in the last hundred years. ...and ironically, we warned you about him but democrats failed to listen to the adults in 2007 so here we are. WE TOLD YOU SO!! LOL
Brad
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 : 12:14 p.m.
Obama isn't even the worst president of this century. And looking at the crop of GOP candidates (Santorum? Seriously??), I will agree that they have determined who the next president will be. And we all know it.
robert bowman
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 : 2:46 a.m.
The GOP is about to grasp defeat from the certain jaws of victory. Romney is the only candidate who can win the support of independents. Santorum's evangelical following may excite a few Republicans but will never have enough support to win the general election. There are not enough registered aliens in outer space to elect Newt or Ron Paul. We need someone with executive and business experience to fix the mess our country is in. The true conservative and our only hope to unseat Obama, which is our ultimate goal is Mitt. Here's an example of his 'take charge' leadership and integrity: <a href="http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/search.asp" rel='nofollow'>http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/search.asp</a> If beating Obama isn't enough to excite the base, then prepare to hand him 4 more years. Vote smart. Romney 2012
Bababooey
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 : 1:20 a.m.
Gross.
Ron Granger
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 : 11:50 p.m.
Romney pales in the face of surging Santorum.
Tru2Blu76
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 : 10:09 p.m.
It must feel great to be a True Believer - in either party. For independent voters, it's long been the prospect of having to vote for the lesser of two evils. Is it just coincidence that Americans represent the biggest market for illicit drugs in the world AND basque in the fantasy world of the True Believer? Why is it that the public accepts the distortions, half-truths and outright lies of political candidates and parties AND then goes on those things to choose our legislators, governors and presidents? Every dictatorial government in history has gotten into power by - first - using distortions, half truths and outright lies (then clinching their victory by using force to eliminate opposition). So it can be said: we've already taken the first step in the destruction of our unique democratic republic. How about just making it a federal crime (under election laws) for any political candidate or party to use dishonesty and lies to get into power? The key to solving the alleged "dilemma" of whether government should have "bailed out" the auto industry is to ask: Well, government bailed out the entire "investment industry" with $800 billion, so why wouldn't you bail out the auto industry with $40 billion? Which bail out saved the most jobs? Another question: How is it that, in a time of unprecedented money give aways (amounting to over $1trillion), these geniuses of "fiscal responsibility" also began implementing the biggest TAX CUTS in history? Let US decide the answers to those questions, instead of letting these politicians TELL US the answers.
bedrog
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 : 9:22 p.m.
none of the above...
leaguebus
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 : 8:43 p.m.
Yes, Romney understands our state. He would have let the auto companies go bankrupt. What has the governor done? He got lucky that Obama bailed out the auto industry, he has raised my taxes by $1200 next year (I am really middle income). He cut education 15% to give his business buddies a $1.8B tax break. Also, contrary to what the governor has said, the business climate in Michigan went down one place, to 18th in the country in spite of his big tax break for business. Governor Granholm left us at #17 in the country, by the way. Plus, in the worst economy is 80 years, he pushed thousands off the welfare rolls.
Mike
Fri, Feb 17, 2012 : 3:12 p.m.
The auto companies would still be around, they just would have reorganized under bankruptcy like Kmart and other comapnies have done. Why the Predient decided to turn the backruptcy procedure on his head can only be explained by the fact that the unions got ownership positions while the actual investers (bond holders) got wiped out. This kind of stuff happens in comunist and socialist countries all of the time but this is still America last time I checked.