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The Michigan Republican Party awarded Mitt Romney an official delegate victory today, granting him 16 of the state's 30 delegates just one day after the tally showed Romney and Rick Santorum tied with 15 delegates each.
The Santorum campaign is now accusing Romney's team of using "political thuggery" to "rig" the delegate count.
The issue is over the allocation of two "at-large" delegates: Romney and Santorum each won seven of the Michigan's 14 Congressional districts, splitting those delegates 14-14. The remaining delegates were originally supposed to be awarded proportionally based on the popular vote, which would have given each candidate one more delegate. But on Thursday, Michigan Republican Party officials voted to change the rules and give both at-large delegates to Romney.
The Michigan Republican Party awarded Mitt Romney an official delegate victory today, granting him 16 of the state's 30 delegates just one day after the tally showed Romney and Rick Santorum tied with 15 delegates each.
The Santorum campaign is now accusing Romney's team of using "political thuggery" to "rig" the delegate count.
The issue is over the allocation of two "at-large" delegates: Romney and Santorum each won seven of the Michigan's 14 Congressional districts, splitting those delegates 14-14. The remaining delegates were originally supposed to be awarded proportionally based on the popular vote, which would have given each candidate one more delegate. But on Thursday, Michigan Republican Party officials voted to change the rules and give both at-large delegates to Romney.
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