Politico: Michigan Romp Shows Biden Could Rebuild Democrats' 'Blue Wall' vs. Trump

[honest.abe]

Biden had a spectacular showing on Tuesday, winning every single county in Michigan and blowing Sanders out in three other states that voted, essentially sealing the nomination by leaving his lone rival no plausible path forward. But the big takeaway from the day’s big prize, Michigan, isn’t that Biden is a spectacular candidate. The big takeaway is that he doesn’t need to be.

Two things happened on Tuesday in Michigan. First, Democratic turnout exploded. Second, Biden performed far better with key demographic groups than Clinton did four years ago. If either one of those things happen in November, Trump will have a difficult time winning the state again. If both things happen, the president can kiss Michigan’s 16 electoral votes goodbye—and with them, more than likely, the electoral votes of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

There goes the White House.

Far-fetched? Hardly. Beating Trump in November does not require an electoral juggernaut. This is because Trump himself, despite his frequent boasts to the contrary, is no electoral juggernaut. The president won the Electoral College in 2016 by a whisker. He carried three states—Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania—by a combined 77,744 votes. Notably, in those states, Clinton won roughly 600,000 fewer votes than Barack Obama did in 2012. The reason: a failure to mobilize black voters, and dismal performances among both affluent suburbanites and working-class whites.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/11/michigan-romp-shows-biden-could-rebuild-democrats-blue-wall-vs-trump-125489

This is the big story of the night and of the primary campaign in general. Biden is bringing back those voters that we lost in 2016 that resulted in Trump in the WH. This is very good news obviously.

[emmaverybo]

1. Biden is a great candidate for our time. His resume is unmatched by any other who was in the

field. It was always said that he would have the widest appeal across the political spectrum and among diverse groups. He has shown that.

He has also set the major themes of election 2020 from the day he launched. This is a battle for the soul of the nation.

Joe, despite his resounding wins, is still vastly underestimated.

[honest.abe]

3. When you look at the key states that will decide the election.. PA, MI, WI, FL, OH, VA

Those all match well to Biden.

[llmart]

2. It has been said on DU many times...

the key to us winning is going to be turnout - massive turnout. That's what transpired in Michigan yesterday and it needs to happen in November. This is why we need Bernie's supporters to get on board the Biden train.