Romney setback as Santorum takes half of Michigan delegates

March 1, 2012 by legitgov

Romney setback as Santorum takes half of Michigan delegates 01 Mar 2012 Mitt Romney's marginal primary victory in the Michigan has turned out to be a dead heat after the final count showed rival Rick Santorum still won half the state's delegates. Romney's result in the state of his birth lost some of its lustre as it emerged he and Rick Santorum each received 15 delegates. The result, despite Romney winning 41% of the primary vote compared with Santorum's 38%, came about because Michigan divides up delegates on a proportional basis.