Romney Gets the Gold Out of Michigan!
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Detroit, Michigan
He did it: The numbers are in and he decisively beat McCain in Michigan, his birth state where he has deep roots including a father who was a three term governor. He now moves onto South Carolina but is downplaying expectations and saying South Carolina is NOT a must-win state.
Senior Romney official:
“Mitt is pumped, very excited.”
Now that they think they’ve won they admit that it would have been a death blow had he lost here. He already had his exit line, “we won among the Republicans but it wasn’t enough.”
“Now it becomes a war of attrition and we have the deepest pockets.”
“Gonna let the other three go at other in SC. We’ve been in the middle of all the fights so far. We’re going to let them fight for awhile. 2nd, 3rd or even 4th is fine for us in SC. We will be strong in Fla regardless.”
“It’s incredibly validating for the campaign.”
