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Mich., S.C., Pose Different Challenges for Romney

By Scott Horsley, Michele Norris

Published January 10, 2008 at 1:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

After second-place finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has struggled to get himself in front of the pack of Republican presidential candidates.

While Romney's family ties could help him in the upcoming primary in Michigan — where his father was governor — South Carolina's contest poses real challenges to a Northern Republican trying to appeal to the party's Southern base.

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Scott Horsley

Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.

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