Bernie Sanders calls Michigan a functional tie, says his best states 'are yet to happen'

Bernie Sanders speaks after Michigan primary

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last updated 9 March 2016

At a press conference in Miami on Tuesday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Michigan's Democratic primary was still too close to call, but that even if his narrow lead over Hillary Clinton turned to a narrow loss, that would count as a win. "I want to take this opportunity to thank the people of Michigan for kind of repudiating the polls that had us down 20-25 points a couple of days ago," he said. Calling Tuesday an "enormously successful night," Sanders noted that "whether we win or lose tonight in Michigan, basically the delegates will be split up because of proportional representation." And he predicted that better days lay ahead. "Frankly, we believe that our strongest areas are yet to happen," Sanders said. "We are going to do very, very well on the West Coast and other parts of the country." Peter Weber

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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.