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Mitt Romney said that Democrats like President Obama and Michael Moore were trying to "play mischief in the Republican Party" by encouraging votes for Rick Santorum because "they don't want to face me in the fall," during an interview with Fox News slated to air Wednesday night.

But Romney said Republicans "saw through" the ploy, elevating him to victory in his home state.

"They got the news from Michael Moore to Barack Obama’s team to, frankly, Rick Santorum as well â€"saying, ‘Go play mischief in the Republican Party. Vote against Mitt Romney and try to give this to Rick Santorum,'" Romney said. "They don’t want to face me in the fall. They would rather face Rick Santorum, so they came in large numbers and voted for Rick. I think that was a huge mistake on his part. Republicans saw right through that. And saw if Barack Obama wants Rick Santorum to run against, we’re not going to give him Rick Santorum to run against.”

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