Michigan Voters Mainly Concerned About Economy
February 25, 2012
Republican presidential candidates are campaigning in Michigan ahead of a primary election there on Tuesday. Opinion polls show a tight race between former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who was born in Michigan. Both of the leading candidates are trying to appeal to voters concerned about the U.S. economy.
As a gentle snow falls on Kalamazoo, Michigan, class is in session at the Bult home.
Colleen Bult home schools her five children, which she says is the easy part. What’s more difficult for her and her husband, is figuring out how to make ends meet. “We feel very blessed that he does have a job. It’s always in the back of our mind that it might not be there tomorrow," she said.
Bult and many others in Michigan say they are making do with less these days.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a native of this state, is trying to key into such voter concerns. “It’s tough. You’ve got a lot of people in real trouble in this country," he said.
Romney is running about even in public-opinion polls with Rick Santorum, who hopes to appeal to working-class concerns here.
Michigan's economy has suffered dramatically for years. There are some recent signs of recovery, but Kalamazoo Chamber of Commerce President Steward Sandstrom says voter confidence is still down.
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