March 8, 2016 Michigan, Mississippi and Dems Abroad

Democrats focused significant attention on the Flint water crisis, including holding a debate in Flint two days before the primary.  Clinton highlighted the issue early, detouring from campaigning in New Hampshire to visit Flint on February 7; she declared in an appearance at the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, "This has to be a national priority. What happened in Flint is immoral. The children of Flint are just as precious as the children of any part of America." (+)  Sanders pressed the issue of trade, emphasizing that while he has opposed "disastrous" trade deals, Clinton supported NAFTA.  There was also a lot of back and forth over whether Sanders had supported the auto bailout.  In the March 6 debate, Clinton declared, "I voted to save the auto industry.  He voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry."  In fact Sanders favored aid to the auto industry, but opposed the Wall Street bailout package.

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Sanders carried a total of 73 counties to 10 for Clinton.  Clinton did best in the Detroit area, gaining 60% of the vote in Wayne County, carrying Oakland and Macomb Counties, and extending up to Genessee (includes Flint) and Saginaw Counties.  Sanders carried 11 of 14 congressional districts.  Clinton carried the 14th and the 13th CDs by wide margins and also won in the 5th CD which includes Flint.

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Michigan Democratic Party
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Contact: Paul Kana

MDP Statement on Michigan’s Democratic Presidential Primary
 
LANSING – The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement, tonight, on behalf of Party Chair Brandon Dillon, regarding the results of today’s Michigan Democratic presidential primary:
 
“Democratic voters across Michigan took to the polls today and made their voices heard,” said Brandon Dillon, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party.  

“I want to congratulate Bernie Sanders and his campaign for a hard-fought win here in Michigan. With their civility and substantive ideas on both the campaign trail and the debate stage, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have made us proud as Democrats. While here in Michigan, and across the country, they are discussing the issues that matter most to Michigan families – issues the Republicans running for president continue to ignore. They have made it a priority to shine a light on the horrific, man-made tragedy in Flint – a topic, and a place on the map, the Republicans running for president continue to avoid at all costs.
 
“From what we’ve seen over the past week here in Michigan, and from our state’s Democratic voters today, it’s clear that the road to the White House will run through Michigan.” 

  
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Sanders Statement on Michigan Primary Victory

MIAMI – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following statement tonight after The Associated Press projected that he won Tuesday’s primary election in Michigan:

“I am grateful to the people of Michigan for defying the pundits and pollsters and giving us their support. 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.

“Not only is Michigan the gateway to the rest of the industrial Midwest, the results there show that we are a national campaign. We already have won in the Midwest, New England and the Great Plains and as more people get to know more about who we are and what our views are we’re going to do very well.”

DELEGATES
147 Delegates and 11 Alternates:
85 District-level Delegates
28 At-large Delegates
17 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
17 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials

Pledged Delegate Allocation:  Sanders 67, Clinton 63.  

District Conventions:  May 21, 2016.    ...district-level delegates and alternates
State Central Committee Meeting:  June 11, 2016.   ...pledged PLEO delegates; at-large delegates and alternates

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MISSISSIPPI PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (36 pledged delegates)

CLINTON	SANDERS	OTHERS (3+w/in)	TOTAL
187,334 (82.47%)	37,748 (16.62%)	2,082 (0.92%)	227,164

 

Organization:  CLINTON  |  SANDERS           

Mississippi produced Clinton's most lopsided win to date.

DELEGATES
41 Delegates and 3 Alternates:
23 District-level Delegates
8 At-large Delegates
5 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
5 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials

Pledged Delegate Allocation:  Clinton 32, Sanders 4. 

Congressional District Conventions:  April 2-23, 2016.
State Convention:  May 21, 2016.

Delegates

DEMOCRATS ABROAD PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (13 pledged delegates)

CLINTON	SANDERS	OTHERS (2)	UNCOMM.	TOTAL
10,698 (30.92%)	23,779 (68.79%)	27 (0.08%)	75 (0.22%)	34,570

        

Democrats Abroad's global presidential primary took place from March 1-8.  Participants could vote in voting centers or remotely.  

Results of the primary were not reported until March 21.  60.86% of the votes were from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 19.72% from Asia-Pacific, and 19.42% from the Americas. (+). 

Democrats Abroad noted that turnout increased by 50% over 2008 and that Democrats in more than 170 countries voted.

DELEGATES
21 Delegates* and 1 Alternates:
0 District-level Delegates
12 At-large Delegates
1 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials
4 Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials    

*Unpledged get half votes; number of delegate votes is 17

Pledged Delegate Allocation:  Sanders 9, Clinton 4. 

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