2012 election

Leading up to the Michigan state primary on Tuesday, we check in with host Jeremy Hobson about how people in Michigan are feeling about the economy.

Gallup asked Americans whether they value a candidate's moral values over his or her ability to fix the economy.

Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan put together a consumer sentiment survey, which serves as an important economic indicator for the U.S.

Republican presidential candidates are spending millions on the state's airwaves. But those ads are more and more often not being paid for by official campaigns but by giant political action committees -- super PACs.

Wealthy donors who contribute to political campaigns get lots of media attention -- but not nearly as much attention is paid to how that money gets spent.

Commentator Megan McArdle says no president has that much control over the economy.

But commentator Robert Reich says they miss the cause.

Missouri is holding its presidential primary tomorrow. Turnout is expected to be extremely low, mostly because the votes for GOP candidates won't count -- and it'll still cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

Everyone needs enormous piles of cash, evidently.

The two states are vastly different in their economies. What they are concerned about, and what they're looking for in this upcoming election.