Michigan Primary Open Thread

update, 9:05pm: Fox has called the primary for Romney, with McCain 2nd and Huckabee 3rd.

Ron Paul might get 4th....

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This post will be updated later once the returns are announced. In the meantime - it's open season.

"Who do you favor among the republican candidates, and why?" might be a good place to start....

My previous posts on the 2008 Presidential Race might also prove apt fodder for this sort of thing.

update 2: You can watch live, streamed video of the returns on CNN right here @ 8pm EST.

update 1:

• Yahoo! Photos slideshow of the Michigan primary
• Yahoo's interactive political dashboard for Michigan
• MSNBC: McCain, Romney in tight race as Mich. votes
• FOX: Angling for Gold, Mitt Romney Makes Final Plea in Michigan

Topical links:

• Rasmussen reports helpfully tell us Michigan is a toss-up between McCain and Romney.
• Meanwhile, Huckabee probably has a lock on 3rd, and Ron Paul might grab 4th ... Thompson and Guiliani somewhere in there at 5th/6th - how dismal.
• RealClearPolitics offers national polling numbers for the Republican canditates. McCain surging.

Media coverage:

• Romney Makes Final Michigan Pitch
• Independents Help McCain in Michigan
• National Review: The Real McCain Record
• NYT blog: An Uncommitted Vote?
• MSNBC blog: Romney's Mo' In Michigan
• USA Today: Romney seeks to place first in his native state
• U.S.News&WR: Romney Loves Michigan; Will It Love Him Back?

Oh well, one of those intense nail-biters that ... will be decided despite all our efforts in 24 hours anyway.