# Michigan Primary
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301
**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [February 29, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301 "2012-02-29T01:39:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/1 "2012-02-29T01:39:48Z")
Let the party begin.
With 5% of precincts reporting:
Santorum 18,090 40%
Romney 17,845 39%
Paul 4,943 11%
Gingrich 3,255 7%
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/2 "2012-02-29T01:48:53Z")
It ain’t over till the fat lady’s dead.
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/3 "2012-02-29T01:49:02Z")
With 11% of precincts reporting:
Santorum 39,405 41%
Romney 36,987 38%
Paul 10,560 11%
Gingrich 6,493 7%
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/4 "2012-02-29T01:50:47Z")
The fat lady is complaining of chest pain.
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/5 "2012-02-29T01:52:42Z")
> [@elucidator](#):
>
> The fat lady is complaining of chest pain.
🙂
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### Author:  [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/6 "2012-02-29T01:55:18Z")
The fat lady is about to be denied her right to contraception.
🆒
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/7 "2012-02-29T01:57:59Z")
Santorum leads again?!
OK, joke no longer funny! :mad:
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### Author:  [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/8 "2012-02-29T02:01:07Z")
Somebody go and give the fat lady a nice hearty buggering. Might as well, looks like all anybody’s going to get out of this is santorum.
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/9 "2012-02-29T02:01:37Z")
> [@](#):
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> we’re currently waiting to see if romney can pull a win outta michigan. thats like asking if bill clinton could win arkansas. #alreadylosing
- live blog from our friends at _Daily Kos_
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/10 "2012-02-29T02:02:08Z")
With 17% of precincts reporting:
Romney 62,310 40%
Santorum 60,655 39%
Paul 16,600 11%
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Gingrich 10,602 7%
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/11 "2012-02-29T02:03:25Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#):
>
> Somebody go and give the fat lady a nice hearty buggering. …
Well, it was your idea. Just sayin’, is all.
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/12 "2012-02-29T02:04:38Z")
With 20% of precincts reporting:
Romney 72,486 41%
Santorum 67,647 38%
Paul 19,160 11%
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Gingrich 11,119 7%
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/13 "2012-02-29T02:05:42Z")
Looks like Romney is pulling away.
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/14 "2012-02-29T02:06:59Z")
Winning!
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/15 "2012-02-29T02:08:47Z")
With 23% of precincts reporting:
Romney 95,125 41%
Santorum 86,536 38%
Paul 25,617 11%
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Gingrich 15,265 7%
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### Author:  [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/16 "2012-02-29T02:11:43Z")
Anyone know what the breakdown by district is? If Nate Silver isn’t lying to me, overall vote count in Michigan doesn’t mean much except for the headlines (which may be more important than delegates, granted.)
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/17 "2012-02-29T02:13:09Z")
CNN just called Arizona for Romney…with 0% reporting.
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/18 "2012-02-29T02:15:04Z")
Back to Michigan
With 27% of precincts reporting:
Romney 113,247 41%
Santorum 103,570 38%
Paul 31,087 11%
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Gingrich 18,140 7%
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/19 "2012-02-29T02:19:55Z")
With 30% of precincts reporting:
Romney 123,572 41%
Santorum 113,679 38%
Paul 34,009 11%
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Gingrich 19,794 7%
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### Author:  [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michigan-primary/614301/20 "2012-02-29T02:21:09Z")
I’d be surprised to see Santorum make up a 10,000 vote deficit.
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