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Arizona, Michigan primaries

Romney accuses Santorum of trying to ‘kidnap’ primary

By Matt Viser

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 28, 2012

Mitt Romney this morning admitted to damaging his campaign, causing self-inflicted wounds with comments about his wealth. He conceded that he was not going to be the fire-breathing candidate who says incendiary things about President Obama. And he said he wasn’t positive he’d win Michigan’s primary tonight. As voters here began heading to the polls, the former Massachusetts governor also accused chief rival Rick Santorum of trying to “kidnap our primary process” by issuing automated phone calls to Democrats, encouraging them to vote in the Republican primary today.

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