McCain, Romney in tight race as Mich. votes

John McCain sought to keep his momentum going strong. Mitt Romney looked to keep his candidacy afloat. And Mike Huckabee simply wanted to keep defying expectations. No matter the winner, the Republican presidential primary in Michigan on Tuesday prom...ised to add another wrinkle to a nomination fight that has defied a clear favorite. Snow fell across much of the state, half a foot before noon in some places, threatening to dampen turnout that was already expected to be light. In the state of his birth, Romney voiced edgy confidence in his chances and so did McCain, who won Michigan in the 2000 primary race. Outside a Baptist church in Warren, Huckabee was happy to see the freezing temperatures and snowfall, reasoning that his evangelical base would come out to vote when others less committed might not. "That can only be good for us because I think most of our voters are very focused. We hope so, anyway."