Michigan primary could be do or die for Bernie Sanders campaign
Underscoring what’s at stake for his White House bid when Michigan and five other states hold Democratic presidential nomination contests on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders emphasizes that “this is a very, very important day in Michigan.”
Underscoring what’s at stake for his White House bid when Michigan and five other states hold Democratic presidential nomination contests on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders emphasizes that “this is a very, very important day in Michigan.”
Speaking in front of more than 10,000 people at a rally at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the populist senator from Vermont on Sunday spotlighted that Michigan’s “the most important state” to hold a contest on March 10, which is being dubbed ‘mini Super Tuesday’ or "Super Tuesday 2.0."
With 125 pledged delegates at stake, Michigan is the biggest prize among the six states holding contests on Tuesday. The others are Missouri, Mississippi, Washington state, Idaho and North Dakota.
For Joe Biden, he has two main goals on Tuesday: cement his own front-runner status and keep his momentum going just a week after resurrecting his White House bid with a delegate victory on Super Tuesday. The former vice president has courted Michigan's African American voters alongside the two leading black former 2020 rivals, Sens. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Cory Booker, D-N.J.
For Sanders, he must show that he can turn things around in his campaign as the Democratic establishment continues to coalesce behind Biden. Tuesday will be another test of whether Sanders can appeal to African-American voters. In recent days, he has countered the parade of Democratic firepower lining up behind Biden by securing the endorsement of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and sending Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to campaign on his behalf. Click here for more.
Other developments in the 2020 presidential race:
- Sanders, at Fox News Town Hall, hits Clinton for efforts to 'relive' 2016, Biden for backing 'crooks'
- March 10 primaries: Here are the states voting and the delegates at stake
- Sanders, at Fox News Town Hall, hits Clinton for efforts to 'relive' 2016, Biden for backing 'crooks'
- March 10 primaries: Here are the states voting and the delegates at stake
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