Arizona/Michigan primaries

Jimmy Iovine

Surprised to not see a thread for this.

Santorum is leading at the moment in Michigan by about 500 votes. Only 5.5% of the votes have been counted.

This one should go the whole way. Hopefully not as far as in Iowa 6 weeks ago. That was a bit too much. I still don't think I've recovered fully from that night.

Here's some info from The Huffington Post about the tendencies of the voters on the basis of exit polls:

Some of the news organizations that subscribe to the National Election Pool exit poll in Michigan are beginning to share preliminary results on the characteristics of those who have voted so far. The New York Times reports via Twitter, for example, that "6 in 10" voters in the Michigan primary "say they're conservative; 3 in 10 say they're very conservative."

If that result holds up, it suggests a slightly more conservative electorate than the exit poll found four years ago. In 2008, 56 percent of Michigan's Republican primary voters identified as conservative and 24 percent said they were very conservative. As the Washington Post reported earlier Tuesday, strong conservatives have been Mitt Romney's toughest group throughout the early primary and caucus states.

The Post also tweeted that just under 60 percent of the voters in Michigan identified themselves to exit pollsters as Republican. That result is also a bit lower than the 68 percent Republican identification in the 2008 Republican primary.

Jimmy Iovine

Romney has won Arizona.

Romney is also winning in Michigan. He's ahead by 8,000 (41% to 38%) with 25% reporting.