Bernie Sanders stuns with win in Michigan

Bernie Sanders had a shocking and crucial win in Michigan Tuesday evening, being called the winner by The Associated Press with 94 percent of the state reporting. The delegate-heavy northern state was widely expected to be Hillary Clinton's for the taking going into the night; the Democrats will split the state's delegates because the race was almost a tie. Clinton did have a blowout victory Tuesday night, however, adding Mississippi to her collection of Southern wins.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.