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The Fox News Sunday panel chimed in on the topic this morning. What do you think?

Boston, MA–

Governor Romney is holding a National Call Day today much like he did last January where he made a record breaking 6.5 million dollars in cash and pledges. This year, the campaign says they have set no fundraising goals so they have no estimates yet on how much they might reel in. The governor even made one of the calls himself telling the person on the other end that he wished he had won the gold in New Hampshire, but he won the silver–using the Olympic metaphors he loves. The presidential hopeful addressed a crowd of about 500 people who made their own way here to raise money for him.

Romney predicted winning Michigan at least 3 times during the speech. Joined by Ann, he was much more buttoned down than usual wearing a sport coat and no tie and spoke mostly “off stump” to this crowd of close supporters about his confidence in taking his home state of Michigan:

“I know the state and I know the cities, I know the people and I care about the people here and I will use my experience and my associations in Michigan to make sure that is a state that knows I care about them personally. “

The former Massachusetts governor says he is going to win Michigan because he can fix the recession they are experiencing:

“When Michigan is hurting it is a precursor to what can happen in the entire country. If our manufacturing base is getting threatened there, it is threatened everywhere. And so for me it is not just one state that I hope does well for me, it is a state that has to do well. Michigan is a state going through a one state recession.”

In a press conference after his speech, Romney wouldn’t consider the option that Michigan is a must-win, instead focusing on his ability to take it:

“You know, there’s so many rules about what you have to do and what you must win that have been broken already that I’m not willing to make that characterization. I can tell you, I’m going to win Michigan, and so I’m not sure whether I must win it, but I will win it.”

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As Romney walked out he quipped, “On to Michigan!” He will be campaigning in Grand Rapids later today before traveling to South Carolina for the Fox News Debate.