Michigan Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra has removed his "DebbieSpenditNow" ad from the internet, weeks after his xenophobic Super Bowl ad caused an uproar.
With less than a week to go before the Michigan primary, Rick Santorum is polling just ahead of Mitt Romney, but Romney is crushing him with people who've already voted absentee. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush? Here's our guide to today's polls and why they matter.
Pete Hoekstra just had the worst week in Washington thanks to continuing fallout from his racist "Debbie Spenditnow" Superbowl ad, but he hopes things will get better as he campaigns with a new ally who should definitely prove he's not a racist: Herman Cain.
Ever since Michigan Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra raised eyebrows with his racist Super Bowl ad, some critics have wondered about the ad's star: What Asian-American actress would be willing to do subject herself to reading the scripted pidgin English in such a xenophobic spot?
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