Michigan’s primary could be Bernie Sanders’ last stand

Ever since Super Tuesday, when Joe Biden pulled off upset wins in Texas, Massachusetts, and Minnesota on his way to ten state-wide wins, the tables have turned. It is now Bernie Sanders, the frontrunner only a few weeks ago, who needs a victory to breath new life into his campaign. The best, and likely only, shot for gaining back momentum in the race: grabbing Michigan.

Sanders has some experience shocking the political world with upset political wins. During his first presidential campaign against Democratic establishment favourite Hillary Clinton, the white-haired populist with the Brooklyn accent swept Michigan’s rural counties and did well enough in the suburbs to claim the state by just 1.5 per centage points. He dominated with voters under the age of 30 and won white voters by 29 points, allowing him to lay claim to just over half of the state’s delegates. Sanders will need all of those numbers and more to pull off a repeat performance tonight against a vice president who union and blue-collar households adore.

Although the Vermont senator has already told his supporters that he will continue campaigning into the spring, Sanders has been in politics long enough to understand when the numbers are against him.