Sanders snatches victory from Clinton in Michigan

The win gives his campaign a bounce ahead of the vital March 15 primaries in Florida, Ohio and three other big states. Earlier, Clinton, 68 had an impressive win in the US State of Mississippi, as a result of which she was able to have more delegates in her kitty as against Sanders. 

However, her defeat in Michigan, which includes the auto Capital of Detroit, and its neighbourhood, at the hands of 74-year-old Sanders albeit by a narrow margin is an indication of the challenges she might face in the rest of her presidential campaign. 

Clinton was expected to have an easy win in Michigan, where according to some polls she was leading by more than 20 points. But when results came in, Sanders won the support of 50 per cent of the Democratic voters, while 48 per cent supported Clinton. People of Michigan have defied the pundits and pollsters, Sanders said in a statement.

“This is a critically important night. We came from 30 points down in Michigan and we’re seeing the same kind of come-from-behind momentum all across America,” he said. Despite the upset in Michigan, Clinton still has a lead in the number of delegates, which is crucial for winning the party’s presidential nomination. 

Of the 4,763 delegates, she needs 2,382 delegates to become the party’s first ever women presidential nominee. So far she has support of 1,215 delegates which includes 739 won through the primaries and 461 the support pledge by super delegates. Sanders has 566 delegates including 535 delegates through primary election. 

Clinton has so far has won 12 States, while Sanders has won nine States. Meanwhile, Donald Trump grabbed two key US states, overcoming fierce efforts within his Republican party to blunt his momentum in the White House nomination race. 

Trump, the 69-year-old real estate tycoon, won two key states of Mississippi and Michigan in the second Super Tuesday showdown. Celebrating his two victories, Trump criticised the establishment Republicans who have led recent attacks on him, including heavy negative advertising.