SmallGovTimes.comMich. GOP congratulates wrong candidate By: News Bites | Published on 01/16/08 The Michigan Republican Party mistakenly sent out a news release Tuesday night congratulating John McCain for winning the state's GOP primary. It quickly issued a second statement praising Mitt Romney for his win. "Heading into tonight, this race was too close to call, so we prepared a release for either scenario," state GOP spokesman Bill Nowling said. "We simply pushed the wrong button." Original URL: http://www.smallgovtimes.com/story/08jan16.mich.gop/index.html |