Romney surrogate Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) said Monday he expects the GOP hopeful to “come up strongly in the polls” and rally for a victory in his state’s crucial primary.
Asked if he was “nervous” about Romney losing his home state to Republican rival Rick Santorum, Snyder said Romney had the time and resources to win.
“Now Michigan’s in the spotlight and we’re going to see a real response as people have a chance to hear from Gov. Romney,” said Snyder on "Fox & Friends."
“There’ll be a lot more TV advertising, there will be appearances. People are talking about him, so he’s going to come up strongly in the polls, I believe.”
Romney faces a tough fight in Michigan, his home-state, where he was until recently expected to cruise to an easy victory. Polls show him trailing Santorum in the state and nationally after the former Pennsylvania senator managed upset victories in three GOP nominating contests in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado.
Romney though has hit back hard, launching an ad in the state that hammers Santorum for his record on earmarks and deploying surrogates. ABC News reported that real estate mogul Donald Trump would conduct radio interviews in the state this week on behalf of Romney.
While Santorum has said he would be satisfied with a second-place showing in the state, Romney has said he expects to win.
Snyder rejected a suggestion that Romney’s campaign would be “crippled” with a loss in Michigan.
“I don’t know if I’d say that,” he responded. “If you look at the whole process, it’s going to take a while for any candidate, the way that the delegates are being distributed and such.”
Snyder, who endorsed Romney last week, said his decision had been an easy one.
“Gov. Romney’s endorsement was relatively straightforward for me. If you look at, he’s got the business background like I have had and it’s really job creation, when you look at that issue,” he said. “He’s got chief executive experience in terms of helping run Massachusetts. And then you go and look at the platform, it’s about jobs and economic growth. And for Michiganders, that’s the biggest single issue, about jobs.”
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