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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
11-Jan-08 - 01:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: South Carolina - Whole new ballgame
Subject: RE: BS: South Carolina - Whole new ballgame
Michigan Jan 15
Democratic primary
Candidates- Clinton, Kuchinich, Gravel, (Dodd)
Obama and Edwards deferred to the Nat. Dem. Party which determined that Michigan had improperly jumped ahead of other states, and withdrew.
Supporters of Edwards and Obama are being urged to vote uncommitted since write-ins will not count. Clinton, of course, is hoping that the uncommitted vote will be small, giving her a clear win.
There may be a fight at the National Convention (doubtful), but at this time, Clinton stands to win 156 votes. In any case, Obama will lose momentum, according to the bookmakers.

Republican Primary
Bookmakers have Romney as the favorite, McCain very close, Huckabee a poor third and Giuliani far down.
Republicans decided that Michigan was too important a state to ignore, and decided to enter.

The above collected from several websites that seem reliable. Because MI has a high unemployment rate, the Republican vote could have some surprises.