Trump also won the primaries in MS and Hawaii.
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Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook countered that despite the loss in MI, where polls showed Clinton with a comfortable lead in recent weeks, the contours of the race had not changed.
“Given the accusations about Trump, that he’s a racist, that he drives away minority voters, if he were to win a caucus in a state as diverse as Hawaii, he might be able to say, ‘Look, I can attract voters that aren’t white, ‘” Moore said. John Kasich was projected to have taken second place in MS, followed by Texas senator Ted Cruz and – far behind – Florida Senator Marco Rubio. The contests are merely a prelude, however, to what is expected to be a turning point in the race next Tuesday, when Kasich and Rubio try to win their home states of OH and Florida or face withdrawing from the race.
Donald Trump originally vowed to run for president under an independent ticket if he was unfairly treated by the Republican party, meaning if he is the clear nominee but not chosen to represent the GOP as the presidential candidate.
Regardless of whether Democrats put up Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders against Trump, the incumbent party comes out on top in NBC and the Wall Street Journal’s latest survey. Clinton won about two-thirds of white votes.
Mrs Clinton, however, crushed Mr Sanders in the southern state of MS, continuing to win a large margin among black voters.
Clinton won easily with 82 percent of the vote to Sanders’ 16 percent there. This appears to be Sanders’s best performance with black voters so far this year.
Sanders’ showing in MI also calls into question Clinton’s advantage in oh, which votes on March 15.
Brown said Clinton has a almost “unsurmountable” lead among women in both states – women voters in OH side with her, 59 percent-34 percent, over Sanders.
“Secretary Clinton went out of her way to mischaracterize my history as it relates to the 2008 auto industry bailout”, Sanders said during a rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Trump was strong among a broad swath of demographic groups, but Cruz showed particular strength among voters who were very conservative, want a candidate who shares their values, and want an experienced candidate. The Texas senator is sticking close in the delegate count, and with seven states in his win column he’s argued he’s the only candidate standing between Trump and the GOP nomination. But in MI, where Kasich was competitive, Trump came in at around 36 percent. With less than a week until the actual voting, it is hard to see a path to victory for him in the Sunshine State, ” Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll, said in a prepared statement accompanying Wednesday’s results.
Both plan to be in Ohio in coming days, in advance of Tuesday’s primary; they’ll headline an Ohio Democratic Party dinner in Columbus Sunday night.
After Tuesday’s results, Mrs Clinton has accumulated 1,221 delegates and Mr Sanders 571, including superdelegates, the party insiders who can support whoever they like. A Romney spokeswoman said the former MA governor has offered to help Rubio, Kasich and Cruz in any way he can.
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“Only one person did well tonight: Donald Trump”, the magnate, flanked by cases of Trump-branded water, wine and steaks, said.
