According to exit polls and Nate Silver, 41 percent of the people voting in Michigan’s Republican primary identify as Democrat or independent.

That’s up nine points from 2008 and suggests “Operation Hilarity,” a campaign for Democrats to damage Mitt Romney, may be succeeding.

Hoping to capitalize, Rick Santorum’s campaign launched robocalls lobbying Democrats to support the former Pennsylvania senator. — PZS

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