What Went Down In Michigan, Washington And Other Democratic Primaries

While we wait on more results, here’s a preliminary exit poll finding that demonstrates some of the variety in today’s contests. In Mississippi, 61 percent say they’d like to see the next president return to the policies of the Obama administration, which is the highest mark in any state with exit poll data this cycle. But in Washington, just 41 percent wanted this, with 44 percent instead saying they’d like to see more liberal policies.

ABC News is projecting that Joe Biden has won the Mississippi primary.

As we await a night that we think will be fairly pro-Biden, two important things are also working in his favor. First, it feels like the media writ large is giving as much, if not more, coverage to coronavirus as compared to the primary. Granted, I haven’t done a comprehensive study of press coverage, but I don’t think this was the case before Super Tuesday. So any Biden gaffes that might help Sanders will get less coverage. And second, Biden is starting to hint that attacks from Sanders help Trump. This message will likely be echoed by anti-Sanders pundits and make it harder for Sanders to take on Biden.