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Mich. GOP congratulates wrong candidate
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Last Edited | RP Jan 15, 2008 10:20pm |
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Media | Newspaper - Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
News Date | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 03:05:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | 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." |
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