Michigan native Mitt Romney won the affection of the largest plurality of poll-goers in the state Tuesday, pulling ahead of rival John McCain by appealing to the Republican base with an economic message.
With 20 percent of the voting in, Romney was at 40 percent over McCain with 30 percent. Mike Huckabee had 15 percent while Ron Paul polled at 6 percent. Fred Thompson had 4 percent and Rudy Giuliani was at 3 percent.
“Tonight proves you can’t tell an American there’s something they just can’t do because Americans can do whatever they set their hearts on, and tonight is a victory of optimism over Washington-style pessimism,” Romney said from his campaign headquarters in Grand Rapids, Mich. “The lobbyists and the politicians realize that America now understands that Washington is broken and we’re going to do something about it.”
