'Big Tuesday': 4 important things about Democratic Party’s 6-state contest

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The big prize?

Democratic party White House hopeful Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders adresses supporters at a rally in Columbia, South Carolina, on February 28, 2020. - Sanders is battling moderate rivals including former vice president Joe Biden and rising challenger Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, to see who faces President Donald Trump in November's election. — Democratic party White House hopeful Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders adresses supporters at a rally in Columbia, South Carolina, on February 28, 2020. - Sanders is battling moderate rivals including former vice president Joe Biden and rising challenger Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, to see who faces President Donald Trump in November's election. | JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

Of the six states voting on Tuesday, Michigan has the highest number of delegates, with 125 being up for grabs, which is 36 more than Washington State with 89 delegates.

John Haltiwanger and Sonam Sheth argued in a piece published by Business Insider on Monday that Michigan might be a “do-or-die” situation for the Sanders campaign.

“The Vermont senator clinched a narrow victory in Michigan in 2016 in a stunning upset over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,” they wrote.

“Losing the state to Biden this time could be a major blow to Sanders' chances of winning the Democratic nomination.”

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