“This campaign is taking off, and I believe that we are going to do well from this point on.” He made an appeal to Sanders voters: “I want to thank Bernie Sanders and his campaign for their tireless energy and their passion. “ Sanders led Biden by less than 10 percentage points among the roughly 3 in 10 voters that self-identified as independents. “Biden also pulled even with Sanders among white voters, who made up a majority of those casting ballots in the Michigan Democratic primary. In 2016, Sanders won among white voters by 14 percentage points, ” our colleague Claudia Deane reported in our election live blog. Also "fueling Biden further was support from 7 in 10 white voters, a group more typically aligned with Sanders,” Patrick notes.

Source: Washington Post March 11, 2020 10:41 UTC