The "operation chaos" by the Democrats may have tossed a few votes toward Santorum, but I suspect there were an equal amount thrown at Romney by the Dems simply as the sudden fear that Santorum might actually take the nomination set in.

Net result? Nothing.

The REAL story here is one of an incredible amount of money thrown in a single state to smother yet another contender who threatens the coronation of an elite favorite.  The story of a Three point statewide win belies the reality told by a 40-50 percent absentee count.  A vote that for the most part happened prior to Colorado. In Grand Traverse County alone, some precincts had more absentee ballots cast than those on election day.

In my own TWP precinct 1, 159 votes were cast today.  189 votes were cast by AVB.  Votes today? Santorum 52, Mittens 64, others make up remainder. AVB? 35 and 61 respectively, a far different polling percentage wise.

precinct 3 makes the difference stand out more. Today Count Santorum 111, Mitt 88.  Absentee? 41 and 57.  A complete turnaround. Most of the other township precincts in Grand Traverse county have similar turnarounds.