Sure, his populist message could resonate in the Motor City. But The Politico’s Jonathan Martin reports that in heavily evangelical western Michigan, Mike Huckabee’s reprising a values ad from Iowa:

Mike Huckabee cut a new, Michigan-oriented ad last week that focused on kitchen table issues important to the state’s middle class. It also includes what has become his patented swipe at Mitt Romney at the end, so it has gotten some good earned media attention.But “Understanding” was not the Huck spot I saw twice this morning on Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek TV. Rather, it was the final ad, “Our Values,” he aired in Iowa that emphasizes his Christian and pro-life credentials…

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