Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Michigan GOP changes delegate award after vote

By Kathy Barks Hoffman
Associated Press / March 1, 2012

LANSING, Mich.—Michigan GOP officials have voted to change the way they will award 30 delegates from the presidential primary, a day after the tally showed native son Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum each getting 15.

The Michigan Republican Party Credentials Committee voted 4-2 Wednesday night to award 16 delegates to Romney and 14 to Santorum.

At issue is the way the party is allocating two delegates.

Twenty-eight of Michigan's delegates were awarded based on the results in each of the state's 14 congressional districts. Two went to the winner of each district. Romney and Santorum each won seven districts, so those 28 delegates were split.

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Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/articles/2012/03/01/michigan_gop_changes_delegate_award_after_vote/

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Calvinball!

I swear they are improvising a new comedy series in front of us ...

[Drunken Irishman]

2. Nothing fishy about that at all. Nope...

[LiberalFighter]

3. I don't see a problem with the way the did it. Very fair.

Santorum has no basis to call it an election scandal. He can still make this a positive for his campaign by honing in on that Romney spent all that money and being a native of Michigan and still barely eaked out a 2 delegate advantage.