Bernie Sanders hopes a win over Joe Biden in Tuesday's Michigan Democratic primary can keep his White House hopes alive.
To beat Biden in Michigan, Sanders will have to overcome some structural challenges in Michigan. Young voters have overwhelmingly favored him in primaries to this point, and Sanders drew more than 10,000 people to a Sunday rally in Ann Arbor, the home of the University of Michigan. But even: making sure young voters make up a larger share of the electorate.
Hemond said the messaging from Sanders suggests a need for him to cut into Biden's support among white working class and older voters to win Michigan. The former vice president has a 6 percentage-point lead among voters who make less than $50,000, but the advantage balloons to nearly 20 percentage point among voters above the $50,000 threshold,Sanders won a majority of white voters in Michigan in 2016, according to exit polls.
A rush by presidential candidates and Democratic officials to coalesce around Biden helped to drive his remarkable resurgence in the 2020 primary. He also got a flurry of endorsements in Michigan. Stumping with Whitmer in Grand Rapids on Monday, he pointed to the effects of the Affordable Care Act, which helped to cut the state's uninsured rate to 5%, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. While pushing for a "Medicare-like public option" to expand coverage, he has cast Sanders' single-payer "Medicare for All" plan as unrealistic.
Of course, to get his chance to take on Trump more directly, Sanders needs to get through Biden. His ability to go further in the primary will depend in no small part on his ability to win Michigan on Tuesday.
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