Today Republicans in Michigan went to the polls to select
their candidate. Yet the two frontrunners were opposed to Obama’s stimulus
package that stopped General Motors, an iconic American brand, from going
bankrupt and saved thousands of jobs. Since receiving the government loan, GM
has gone on to announce the largest profits in the company’s history and has taken
the crown of biggest motor company from Toyota. It is a phenomenal story about
the economic recovery of America and especially in Detroit, the city that has
been in perpetual decline for a generation. Despite the success of the stimulus
package for GM both Romney and Santorum have defended their original position,
even though Romney said “Let Detroit go bankrupt”. It’s simply astounding that
they defend this position given the huge success of the GM deal. But the answer
lies in the state of Michigan itself, a poll of Michigan Republicans says that 50% of them oppose the GM stimulus,
despite the wonders it has done for Detroit and Michigan as a whole.
Michigan is also important as it is Romney’s home state, he
grew up there and his parents were both very popular politicians. If he were to
lose Michigan to Santorum it would be a gargantuan blow to his campaign, the fact
that earlier last week Santorum was leading shows that Republicans are
extremely split over who will be their presidential nominee.
Despite the state being later in the competition, by being Romney's home state it increases its importance.
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