2012 presidential election

Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, won both the Michigan and Arizona primaries yesterday giving his campaign momentum heading into Super Tuesday. Romney narrowly beat challenger Rick Santorum in his home state of Michigan...

Governor Rick Snyder has endorsed former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for the GOP Presidential nomination. Snyder made the endorsement in an op-ed for today's Detroit News. Snyder says "that our next president must understand how markets work and know how to get our nation back on track" in his endorsement...

Michigan has received a grant of more then $430,000 from the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) to make improvements that will benefit those who vote absentee, especially military and overseas voters, Secretary of State Ruth Johnson announced today...

If you thought Donald Trump was out of politics for good, you might have to think again. The businessman and host of TV’s ‘The Apprentice’ franchise says he’s unhappy with the way the GOP race is going and may jump back in.

With former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's win in South Carolina on Saturday, Michigan's February 28th primary is now seen as more critical to the contenders, and will help add momentum for the winner heading into Super Tuesday just a week later...

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reminds residents that they have until Monday, January 30 to register to vote in the February 28 presidential primary election. "This year will present Michigan residents with important choices at the voting booth, whether they are voting for president or local offices," said Johnson, Michigan's chief election officer...

Texas Governor Rick Perry is ending his bid for President. According to Fox News, Perry will announce his decision today and then announce his support for Newt Gingrich. The decision comes after disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire...

Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Huntsman also endorsed Mitt Romney as the man "best equipped to defeat Barack Obama in the fall." According to the Detroit News, Huntsman also pleaded with remaining GOP contenders to stop attacking one another and focus on defeating President Obama...

Iowa is in the pocket. Done. Kaput. Time to move on..... Are you ready for New Hampshire? South Carolina? Is the intrigue and drama more than you can stand? Sorry, tongue firmly in cheek while that was being said. So Rick Santorum brought out the big guns and powered his way into the top two spaces...