Joe Biden has taken command in the Democratic primary, some of the same demographic groups that didn't back Clinton in 2016 are delivering for the former vice president as he takes on the same opponent.
Bernie Sanders will keep pursuing presidential nomination with eyes on Sunday debate, despite narrow path ahead
He said people shouldn't"over-read" the Michigan results, noting that there's typically no relationship between how a candidate performs in a state in the primary and general election. In Mississippi, which has a large African American electorate, Biden nearly matched Clinton in overall support but unlike 2016, Sanders fell below the 15% delegate threshold. Sanders' only projected win Tuesday was in North Dakota, which he also won in 2016In all, Biden has won five states where Sanders beat Clinton in 2016: Minnesota, Maine, Oklahoma, Michigan and Idaho.
"You also have the sentiment that's driving the electorate now, too," Bitecofer said."In my research, the electorate was very ideological and nitpicking in 2016, and so it was very anti-establishment and Clinton paid an establishment price. And now the voter pool is really looking toward an establishment candidate as a safety pick, a super risk-averse pick.
"The story of 2018 was the suburbs," Walter said, referring to Democratic midterm gains in the House."The ‘comeback’ story for Biden is African-American + suburbs. But, in places like , suburban vote has not moved as strongly blue and there are still LOTS of small town and rural votes that will be solid red."Sanders did not speak publicly Tuesday night after his early losses.
Nonetheless, one glaring deficiency in the Biden coalition remains young voters, who overwhelmingly back Sanders,Sanders has needed. In Michigan, Sanders was the choice of 76% of voters 18 to 29, according to CNN exit polls, compared to 19% support for Biden. Sanders also won voters ages 30 to 44 by a margin of 52%-42%.
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