Posted on 03/09/2016 4:13:49 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Clinton will have a hard time winning over voters fed up with corporate-friendly trade deals
Bernie Sanders' win in Michigan on Tuesday night was truly startling. Behind by an average of 20 points in nearly every pre-election poll, the Vermont senator rallied a diverse cross-section of voters on his way to a narrow - but revealing - victory.
The votes are still being counted, but it appears Sanders will gain 3 to 5 more delegates in Michigan than Clinton. Given the expectations, this is quite the achievement for Sanders. The results in Mississippi were far less surprising but equally important: Clinton won by a whopping margin of 66 points - 82 percent to 16 percent. That means she's likely to earn close to 28 more delegates than Sanders, extending her already sizable lead.
There are two ways to interpret the Michigan results if you're a Democrat. On the one hand, Sanders supporters can see the victory as a narrative-altering event, something that changes our perception of what's possible moving forward. Clinton has succeeded thus far thanks to her Southern firewall and her enormous advantage over Sanders with minority voters.
But Michigan suggests that Sanders has a much broader appeal in non-Southern states with diverse populations. Sanders did well with his typical demographics in Michigan, but he also won white women by five points and non-college-educated whites by 17 points....
(Excerpt) Read more at salon.com ...
“I think Trump appeals to a lot of white working class Democrats. I think I hey at least feel something is amiss with the country and Trump may be able to fix it.”
You’re right on the money.
That’s why Trump is the only republican that can win the must win states of OH and PA.
And now it looks like he could win MI which would be a takeaway from the Dems.
Again, he’s the only candidate with a chance of doing that.
The election merely demonstrated which percentage of Michigan voters were willing to accommodate either a communist or felon as the country’s president. Responsible voters either voted in the Republican primary or, if registered dem, stayed home.
Total D votes = 1,172,017 Total R votes = 1,259,017
R wins the total vote night....
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