maxomai | Romney, Santorum split Michigan delegates 50-50

So...despite Romney getting more votes than Santorum in Michigan, it now appears that, for the purposes of delegate counts (which is what really matters here), Michigan was a tie.

Romney's result in the state of his birth lost some of its lustre as it emerged he and Rick Santorum each received 15 delegates.

This is in part because Michigan splits some delegates by who won each congressional district, and others by who won the popular vote.

That leaves both Romney and Santorum with room to brag going in to Super Tuesday. Which is not what Romney needs right now.