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Bernie Sanders pulled off his biggest win of the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday, defeating Hillary Clinton in the Michigan primary on a night which also confirmed strong anti-establishment support for Donald Trump in the battle for the Republican nomination.

In an industrial state hit hard by the decline of manufacturing, the Vermont senator’s consistent opposition to free trade deals appears to have been a decisive factor, but he also showed signs of weakening Clinton’s dominance among African American voters.

The shock victory – by a margin of around 3 percentage points when his win was first projected by Associated Press – comes despite Sanders trailing the former secretary of state by an average of 21 points in recent opinion polling.

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[excelsiorlef]

I love that the definition of weakening is losing the black vote by 70%

 

[timetokill]

Fantastic showing by Bernie. Nate Silver has been having a rough primary.

 

[KidOmega]

Why did this get its own thread?

 

[davepoobond]

I love that the definition of weakening is losing the black vote by 70%

bernie will show he can win an election by ignoring minorities

 

[McBryBry]

Why did this get its own thread?

Because all week all we've heard is "Whatever guys, that state doesn't matter, he's gonna lose Michigan!"

A new thread just makes the victory all the sweeter.

 

[Lothar]

Does this mean he has a chance to win now?

 

[BoboBrazil]

Does this mean he has a chance to win now?

No. Also this didn't need it's own thread.

 

[excelsiorlef]

bernie will show he can win an election by ignoring minorities

I mean the story there shouldn't be wow Sanders is weakening Clinton's pull as much as wow Sanders was doing such a poor job appealing to them that losing only by 70% is an achievement.

 

[ApharmdX]

I'm feeling the bern tonight along with Michigan

Because all week all we've heard is "Whatever guys, that state doesn't matter, he's gonna lose Michigan!"

The pollsters messed up MI so that's not surprising. Lots of posters were wrong too, it happens.

 

[Hasney]

Damn, only been casually observing, but wasn't he 20-odd percentage points behind in the polls there? That's pretty damn huge.

No. Also this didn't need it's own thread.

Why, are we running out?

 

[Kalentan]

I mean the story there shouldn't be wow Sanders is weakening Clinton's pull as much as wow Sanders was doing such a poor job appealimg to them that losing only by 70% is an achievement.

Gotta keep that spinning up.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

And yet he walked away from today with less delegates than his competitor. Something to think about.

 

[BoboBrazil]

Damn, only been casually observing, but wasn't he 20-odd percentage points behind in the polls there? That's pretty damn huge.



Why, are we running out?

There is a Super Tuesday thread.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Already a general thread and a specific one.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1195315