Bernie Makes Good On Two Promises In Michigan

BuzzFeed - Jim Young / Reuters MIAMI ? Bernie Sanders came here instead of giving a speech in Michigan, where public polling showed him down double-digits heading into primary voting Tuesday night. Maybe he should have stuck around. Sanders won Michigan, a narrow but stunning victory that gives his campaign a new burst of energy in the Midwest ? and shows it can beat the Clinton machine in a big state. The Sanders campaign was prepared to call a narrow loss in Michigan a win, just as it did after the disappointments in Nevada and Massachusetts, two states where aides thought they would do better than they did. In the days leading up to the primary in Michigan, Sanders was lowering expectations as fast as he could, telling reporters he'd do his best but steering clear of the bombastic "momentum" language he used before Nevada where he came up short in the caucuses. The Clinton campaign, which public polling showed had double-digit leads for weeks, also tried to lower expectations. In the