Is Hillary Clinton just a regional candidate?

An analysis of her disastrous, stunning loss in Michigan

The general election requires broad appeal.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

Bernie Sanders won Michigan's Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, in a huge upset over Hillary Clinton. Suddenly, the Democrats have a presidential contest again.

Clinton was ahead in every poll going into Tuesday's primary, leading Sanders by as much as 20 percentage points. But now, with nearly all the votes counted, Sanders won 50 percent to 48 percent. Clinton crushed Sanders in the other March 8 Democratic primary, beating him 83 percent to 17 percent in Mississippi, but Clinton has beaten Sanders in every other state in the Deep South, so her victory in the Magnolia State was expected.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.