'Super PAC' Spends for Santorum Ads in Michigan February 16, 2012, 11:29 am Rick Santorum is getting a big boost in Michigan from the "super PAC" supporting him, which on Thursday reserved nearly $700,000 in television time for commercials that are set to begin running tomorrow. The group, the Red, White and Blue Fund, is stepping in where Mr. Santorum's campaign has so far had a minimal presence. Despite releasing a humorous ad on Wednesday that depicted a Mitt Romney lookalike firing a mud-spattering gun at a cardboard cutout of Mr. Santorum, Mr. Santorum's campaign has committed only $40,000 to advertising in Michigan and another $44,000 in Arizona. That ad, which decried "Mitt Romney's negative attack machine," was played repeatedly on Wednesday on cable news and quickly caught fire online. But it appears few people in Michigan will actually see it during commercial breaks. Instead, they are seeing a lot of Mr. Romney. His campaign has reserved more than $800,000 in airtime. Currently they are running a 30-second spot with a wistful Mr. Romney recalling how proud it made him to grow up in the state that gave rise to the American auto industry. And Michigan voters are also getting a heavy dose of anti-Santorum advertising thanks to the pro-Romney super PAC, which has spent more than $650,000 there so far. The group is airing an ad portraying Mr. Santorum as a big-government, tax-and-spend senator when he represented Pennsylvania.