Grand Rapids, Mich. — Rick Santorum said that he will take his campaign to the Super Tuesday primary states, as he declared his second-place finish in Michigan “a huge victory” this evening given the effort Mitt Romney had to undertake to win his home state.

“I feel pretty darn good,” Santorum told reporters after his election night party. “We came within a few points in [Romney’s] backyard . . . that’s a huge victory for us.” A member of his campaign staff added that “the congressional delegates are still very close” — referring to the proportional distribution of Michigan’s delegates, which will be awarded based on the number of congressional districts each candidate carries, rather than the popular vote.