The great state of Michigan was oh-so-kind to Bernie Sanders four years ago, bringing him back from the dead against a Clinton political machine that looked insurmountable after multiple wins across the south on Super Tuesday. But if Sanders was hoping for Michigan to resurrect his presidential campaign for a second time, the septuagenarian will hit the pillow tonight disappointed and perhaps even flummoxed at Joe Biden’s remarkable turnaround.
With 55 per cent of the vote in, the networks called Michigan for Biden, who swept the cities (with the exception of Grand Rapids, the progressive centre of the state courtesy of its many colleges and universities) and outperformed Hillary Clinton’s margins four years ago in the all-important suburbs.
Biden dominated across-the-board. In Oakland County, northwest of Detroit, Sanders was able to keep Clinton’s win to within about 8,000 votes four years ago.
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