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Title: BERNED: Bernie Sanders Overcomes 30%-Plus Deficit to Win Michigan
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Breitbart
URL Source: http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern ... rcomes-27-deficit-in-michigan/
Published: Mar 9, 2016
Author: Joel B. Pollak
Post Date: 2016-03-09 08:50:59 by cranky
Keywords: None
Views: 2294
Comments: 10
The race was called by the Associated Press and Fox News just after 11:30 p.m. ET. .@AP calls Michigan for Sanders. — USA TODAY 2016 (@usatoday2016) March 9, 2016 With 31% of the precincts reporting as of 9:10 p.m. ET, Sanders led Clinton 50.9% to 47.1%. That lead weakened once precincts in heavily-black areas of Detroit began to report, with Clinton winning nearly 60% of the vote. But his lead steadied again, with Sanders at 50.6% and Clinton at 47.5% after 71% of the precincts had been counted. And then, later, at 50.4% for Sanders and 47.6% for Clinton with 92% of the precincts counted. Faces at Clinton’s victory rally looked troubled, with supporters apparently watching the returns as she spoke. At @HillaryClinton victory rally, supporters looked concerned behind her—watching returns from #MichiganPrimary? pic.twitter.com/O3RIn9fWXy — Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) March 9, 2016 Meanwhile, Sanders pulled together an impromptu press briefing in Miami, thanking the people of Michigan. It was the understatement of the night — and could represent a turning point in the Democratic primary contest. The last two public polls released before the election showed Clinton ahead by margins of 37% and 27%. The RealClearPolitics average of polls had Clinton ahead by 21.4%. Only one poll out of dozens had shown Sanders within single digits of Clinton in Michigan, and that poll, an outlier, was taken six months ago, in September. Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com called it “among the greatest polling errors in primary history.” But polling over several months that shows the same result cannot be called an error. The voters simply changed their minds. Clinton is still, by far, the favorite to win the nomination. She enjoys a wide lead in delegates and a massive lead in superdelegates, adding to her lead by trouncing Sanders in Mississippi, 82.9% to 16.2%. Still, with his historic victory in Michigan, Sanders showed that he does not intend to go quietly. 
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#3. To: cranky (#0)
See, what's going on on the Democrat side is that same thing that's going on in the GOP. The Establishment is unpopular, very, deeply unpopular. The Republicans hate their Establishment, and so are voting for Trump (or Cruz). The Democrats having gotten more and more restive too. They don't really WANT Hillary, they just feel stuck with her. Sanders gives them a vehicle to express their frustration. And they are. Democrats are less unhappy with their Establishment than Republicans are. On the Democrat side, the Establishment candidate will ultimately be the nominee, but on the Republican side, the Establishment is going down in flames as Trump conquers them. What does this mean for the general election? It means that Trump will bring in a lot of disaffected Democrats who won't vote for Hillary.
#4. To: Vicomte13 (#3)
I agree. And that is why I do not believe all the BS that Hillary will beat Trump.
Maybe. It's a lot easier to just not vote.
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#6. To: Vicomte13 (#3)
It means that Trump will bring in a lot of disaffected Democrats who won't vote for Hillary.
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