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FEBRUARY 18, 2012 AT 1:00 AM
GOP presidential candidates courting tea party vote
Romney, Santorum push conservative credentials, hope it will win them Mich.
BY MARISA SCHULTZ THE DETROIT NEWS
In his third Michigan stop to unseat chief rival Mitt Romney, former Sen. Rick Santorum told a packed rally of tea party supporters Friday they have an opportunity on Feb. 28 to turn the GOP presidential race "on its ear."
Greeted by an enthusiastic overflow crowd of more than 1,500, Santorum asked whether they want a GOP challenger who can take on President Barack Obama on health care, the Wall Street bailout and government control of their lives.
"Or do want someone who can just manage Washington a little better?" he asked in not-so-veiled contrast to Romney, a Michigan native. "What does Michigan have to say?"
The conservative crowd roared back with a standing ovation — a vivid illustration of Romney's tea party problem in his home state.
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