• Politico:  McCain pulling out of Michigan
• The McCain campaign already spent $2 million on advertising in Michigan
• Down ballot Republicans not happy
• Sarah Palin criticizes the decision

Most of his staff most will be sent to more competitive states.  Defending the traditional swing states of Ohio and Florida, as well as play offense in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania will be the priority for the McCain Campain.

• Advertising Spend Map and Campaign Stop Maps
• Rival Tickets Are Redrawing Battlegrounds article (login required)

Republican Primary: Mitt Romney 39%. John McCain 30%. Mike Huckabee 16%. Ron Paul 6%. Fred Thompson 4%. Rudy Giuliani 3%.
Democratic Primary: Hillary Clinton 55% of vote. Uncommitted 40%. The Democratic National Committee stripped Michigan of it’s delegates for violating party rules and neither Barack Obama nor John Edwards contested the Michigan primary and did not appear on the ballot. Obama and Edwards’ supporters were encouraged to vote “Uncommitted”.

via CNN election results as of 7:45 AM EST 1/16/2008

Interactive County by County Michigan Primary Maps from the Washington Post

Mitt Romney wins Republican Michigan Primary

Hillary Clinton wins Democratic Michigan Primary

New York Times County by County & Margin of Victory Primary Maps

Detroit News County by County Primary Map

Michigan Republican Primary Map from the Washington Post
The Washington Post has an interactive map of Michican showing key areas for each candidate. Huckabee is counting on the support of the Christian conservatives in the Southwest and the Northwest. Romney is counting on Grand Rapids and Detroit. McCain is also counting on Detroit.

Michigan Candidate Stops from Slate
Since the January 8th New Hampshire Primary, Mitt Romney has made 18 campaign stops in Michigan, 2 more than McCain and twice as many as Huckabee.

New York Times Michigan Primary Coverage

Links:

• New York Times Michigan Primary Coverage
• NPR Election Coverage

Nevada and South Carolina are the next battleground states.

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