Bernie Sanders Wins Michigan, and So Does Trump

Donald Trump has won Michigan, the first northern state that Ohio Gov. John Kasich hoped to claim. Trump also won Mississippi's GOP primary Tuesday night.

Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton in a close contest in Michigan — a shocking upset — while Clinton claimed victory in Mississippi for the Democrats.

Trump claimed 37.7 percent of the vote to Kasich's 25.8 percent in Michigan. Marco Rubio again trailed a lowly fourth.

"Let's come together folks. I'm a unifier," Trump said late Tuesday, speaking from Florida. "I bring people together. ... We have millions and millions of people coming up and voting. Mostly for me, to be honest."

Trump also spoke about how foreign countries are manipulating their currency and American companies are moving their jobs overseas because they can't compete. He specifically pointed to the company that makes Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies in Chicago, which is sending those jobs to Mexico.

Clinton led in the polls in Michigan by as much as 20 points. How did the actual vote end up being so close? The Washington Post surmises that Clinton underperformed among black voters.

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Next Tuesday, voters in Ohio, Kasich's home state, and Florida, Rubio's home state, take to the polls, as well as voters in Illinois. Currently, Trump is leading in the polls in Illinois. This will be the first presidential election in recent history where there will be high interest in the Illinois vote.

In the all-important delegate count, Clinton and Trump are leading their opponents.

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