https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/02/28/open-thread-michigeddon/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 09:25:18 -0400<![CDATA[The polls close in most of the state at 8 p.m. ET but a few precincts in the upper peninsula will keep going until 9 p.m. The good news: For the first time since Iowa, we&#8217;ve got a major election whose conclusion isn&#8217;t foregone. The bad news: The fallout tomorrow is wholly predictable no matter what happens, barring an exceedingly unlikely Romney landslide victory. As long as it&#8217;s close, the spin will be that Mitt struggled in his &#8220;home state,&#8221; that he&#8217;s a paper tiger, and that the GOP establishment needs to rethink its support for him as Super Tuesday looms. (For a sneak preview, try this.) Obviously the din will be louder if Santorum wins outright, but even a narrow Romney victory &#8212; and it looks to be very narrow if it happens &#8212; will be grounds for seven more days of &#8220;weak frontrunner&#8221; Romney-bashing. Never mind that he&#8217;s poised to utterly crush Santorum in the other big primary tonight.]]>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:40:29 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/allahpundit/2012/02/28/open-thread-michigeddon-n184179