Michigan GOP: Congrats, McCain!

POSTED BY Raleigh-Elizabeth Smith, 16 January 2008

... we mean Romney. Oops.

Last night, the Michigan GOP sent out its standard congratulatory note to the primary's winner, only it seems they got the wrong guy. From the AP:

The Michigan Republican Party mistakenly sent out a news release Tuesday night congratulating John McCain for winning the state's GOP primary.

It quickly issued a second statement praising Mitt Romney for his win.

"Heading into tonight, this race was too close to call, so we prepared a release for either scenario," state GOP spokesman Bill Nowling said. "We simply pushed the wrong button."

Thankfully these guys aren't sitting on a Navy warship someplace in the Gulf.