Election Still a Tossup as Candidates Continue Race
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Updated: 5:57 PM Jan 16, 2008
Election Still a Tossup as Candidates Continue Race
It's back to anybody's game in the Presidential race.
Posted: 3:11 PM Jan 16, 2008
Reporter: Marti Johnson
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It's back to anybody's game in the Presidential race.

A win in Michigan's primary put Mitt Romney back in play.

Democrats have left the politics of race behind to square off, on what may be the central issue this election season - the economy.

Who says you can't go home again?

Mitt Romney leveraged his roots in Michigan to score his first major primary win with a resounding 39% in Michigan.

"Guess what they're doing in Washington," asked Romney.

"The lobbyists, the Government? They're worrying because America is broken and we're going to do something about it."

Senator John McCain, the front runner going in after a win in New Hampshire, got only 30% of the vote for his efforts here.

He's already moved on to South Carolina, now considered a must-win state.

"I think we've shown them we don't mind the fight, we don't mind to fight and we are in it," declared McCain.

But Mike Huckabee, betting on his status as a son of the south, scores it differently.

"I won Iowa, John McCain won New Hampshire, Mitt Romney won Michigan," exclaimed Huckabee.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to win South Carolina."

While Michigan's Republicans voted, the Democrats were in Nevada ending the race debate, but hitting hard on what polls show is the number-one issue in voters minds - the economy.

"47-million Americans uninsured, an energy policy that is totally wrong for America, for our future," said Hillary Clinton.

"You ask any middle class family in America and they will tell you they do not feel financially secure," stated John Edwards.

"One of the things that I intend to do as President of the United States is restore a sense of accountability and regulatory oversight over the financial markets," remarked Barack Obama.

The campaign trail now divides between at least three states, Nevada, South Carolina and Florida, with no clear cut front runner in either party.

Early voting began on Jan. 14 for the Jan. 29 Florida primary, where Obama's name is on the ballot but no campaigning is expected.

Disputes arose because democratic national party officials wanted to allow only the four states, Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, to hold their contests before Feb. 5.


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