Bernie Sanders celebrated his unexpectedly strong showing in Michigan in an brief, impromptu press conference in Miami, arguing that “the political revolution that we are talking about is strong in every part of the country.”
“Frankly, we believe that our strongest areas are yet to happen,” he said.
He made the comments a little before 11 p.m. ET, when the race was still too close to call. Sanders held a small but steady lead through most of the evening as returns came in. The tight race was a shocker because prior polling showed Clinton leading over Sanders by more than 20 percentage points, according to the TPM PollTracker Average
“What the American people are saying is they are tired of a corrupt campaign system and super PACS funded by Wall Street and the billionaire class,” he said.
Michigan gives out its delegates proportionally, so Sanders and Clinton will likely more or less split the delegate count no matter who ultimately wins. However both candidates invested substantial campaign resources into the state and Michigan provided a major moment for Sanders to keep his campaign alive, where the electorate resembles some of the other Midwestern states down the road.
“This has been a fantastic night in Michigan. We are very grateful for all of the support that we have gotten from this state,” Sanders said. “We look forward to going to Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and the other states that we will be competing in next week.”
Tomorrow’s media points today!
When Hillary doesn’t win every race, her campaign is:
However, when Kasich/Cruz/Rubio comes in second, this is considered:
Regardless of who ends up winning, congratulations to Bernie for his strong showing, from a Hillary supporter. Obviously his message still resonates.
According to the Wayne County Recorder’s office, most of the votes in Wayne County that are still to come in are from the city of Detroit I expect it to tighten up a bit more, but it looks like Sanders is going to hang on and win this thing. If he wins here, and then Illinois and Ohio next Tuesday, Katy bar the door.
The Bern is toast, and public polling has been absolute shit.
They’ll essentially split the delegate haul (which ain’t good for The Bern) but the media will paint it as a crippling loss for Hillary.
There are only two states left to vote in the old confederacy. Hillary will now have to look to the North, Midwest, East and West where Sanders has now taken taken 57% of all votes.
The firewall may have held for Clinton in the South but the Bern has already spread far beyond Clinton’s stronghold.