McCain Leads in Michigan!

Dear Michigan Supporter,

I wanted to bring your attention to a new dynamic in the Presidential race.

Michigan is very similar to New Hampshire in that approximately 30% of voters consider themselves Independents. As you know, John McCain won Michigan in 2000 with the help of Independent voters who voted in the Republican Primary. This year there is not a contested Democrat Primary in Michigan and that bodes very well for John McCain because Independents in Michigan strongly favor McCain and they will vote in mass in the Republican Primary.

Independents are eligible to vote in the Republican Primary if they choose a Republican ballot at the polls. Several new polls have been released recently in Michigan and all of them show John McCain is surging among both segments of the GOP Primary electorate: Republicans and Independents. One of the polls correctly takes into account the role of Independents and shows that Senator McCain is actually leading in Michigan - ahead of Mitt Romney in his adopted home state.

This is obviously very good news for the McCain campaign. It is also potentially catastrophic for Mitt Romney and forced him to purchase television and radio ads in Michigan this week. His collapse in Iowa is being felt in Michigan.

Continue reading for more information about the latest polling conducted for Inside Michigan Politics Newsletter. MRG is a well-respected Michigan pollster not affiliated with our campaign in any way.

Breaking News: Michigan Polling Update

Recent polls released today in Michigan show John McCain is surging among Republicans and Independents across the state. One of the polls correctly takes into account the role of Independents and shows that John McCain is actually leading in Michigan - ahead of Mitt Romney in his adopted home state:
John McCain- 21%
Mitt Romney- 18%
Mike Huckabee- 16%