Michigan

Through December and January, Mitt Romney was comfortably ahead in polls in his home state of Michigan. Then Rick Santorum surged into the lead after his February 7 victories in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado.

This morning, Rasmussen released a new poll showing Mitt Romney regaining his lead in the Michigan primary. This afternoon, Romney communications director Gail Gitcho sent out the following email to reporters:

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The newest poll of Michigan primary voters from Rasmussen Reports shows Mitt Romney regaining the lead in his home state just days before Michigan's presidential primary. Romney leads his closest rival, Rick Santorum, 40 percent to 34 percent, in a survey taken Thursday evening, one day after CNN's presidential debate in Arizona.

The latest Michigan poll of the Republican presidential primary from the American Research Group: 

Rick Santorum continues to lead the Michigan Republican presidential primary. Santorum leads with 38% and is followed by Mitt Romney with 34%, Ron Paul with 12%, and Newt Gingrich with 7%.

Politico reports: "Rick Santorum’s campaign is airing a negative ad against Mitt Romney in Michigan that wasn’t released to the press, highlighting the former Massachusetts governor’s past positions on abortion, gun rights and more." 

Here's the spot:

Ron Paul is out with a new TV ad criticizing Rick Santorum. The ad will air in Michigan, where Paul's a distant third place in recent primary polls. Watch the it below:

The latest Rasmussen poll of likely voters shows Rick Santorum leading Mitt Romney by 4 percentage points in Romney’s home state of Michigan.  Santorum now leads Romney by the tally of 38 to 34 percent, while Ron Paul has 10 percent support and Newt Gingrich has 9 pe

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The Detroit News reports on its latest poll of likely Republican voters in Michigan:

Steve Hayes, with A.B. Stoddard and Charles Krauthammer, last night on Fox News:

Politico reports on Rick Santorum's newest television ad: a light-hearted, humorous spot featuring a Mitt Romney double firing mud in vain at a cardboard cutout of Santorum. The ad, which doesn't rebut any of Romney's (or his super PAC's) criticisms, says that Romney's "negative attack machine" will "backfire" on the former Massachusetts governor.