Bernie Sanders discusses Flint water crisis during community forum Sanders won the 2016 Democratic primary in Michigan -- 49.7 to 48.3 percent over Hillary Clinton. Details of the stops haven't been released by the campaign yet, but the hosts of the $1,000 per person fundraiser, according to an invitation obtained by the Free Press, are former Gov. Bernie Sanders announced his campaign is hiring nine additional staff and … Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden, the two front-runners for the Democratic nomination for president, will bring their campaigns to Michigan this week ahead of the state's primary election on Tuesday..After Super Tuesday, Michigan, and the five other states that will hold primaries on Tuesday, become crucial in determining who will have the necessary delegates going into the Democratic convention in July in Milwaukee.His campaign picked up a huge amount of momentum with his decisive win in South Carolina on Saturday and his victories in 10 of the Super Tuesday states, including Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Tennessee and Maine.Both candidates have some positive history in Michigan, Sanders proved pundits and pollsters wrong in 2016 when he narrowly won the state's presidential primary over Hillary Clinton. ET March 5, 2020 He won his home state of Vermont, as well as Utah, Colorado and the delegate-rich state of California.Biden plans on attending a private fundraiser in Grosse Pointe Farms on Monday afternoon followed by a public rally in Detroit. Some Democrats have not forgotten about the ad. It said Wednesday that Michael Fasullo, who worked on Sanders' campaign in Iowa, will serve as state coordinator.Sanders' announcement came as billionaire and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg focused on the swath of states that vote on Super Tuesday or later after skipping the first voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. Bernie Sanders Might Have a Michigan Problem. Bloomberg has spent at least $8.6 million on TV ads in Michigan, according to the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, and has nearly 100 staff and eight offices in the state.Sanders, who narrowly won Michigan over Hillary Clinton in 2016, announced the campaign is hiring nine additional staff and opening offices between Wednesday and Friday in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn.LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Tuesday that his presidential campaign is expanding operations in Michigan, three weeks before the state's Democratic primary.Schauer, a Democrat who served one term in the U.S. House, lost by 4 percentage points to incumbent Republican Gov. It seems clear that Bernie Sanders needs to change the fundamental trajectory of the Democratic primary over the coming … Bloomberg, an independent at the time, used his political action committee to spend $2.7 million on a TV ad in support of Snyder after earlier hosting a fundraiser for him, donating directly to his campaign and appearing with Snyder at immigration conferences.Fasullo said Sanders is "the only candidate with the energy and enthusiasm to flip this state back and defeat Donald Trump" with a growing "multi-ethnic, multi-generational, people-powered movement.
He had scheduled an event in Warren on Thursday, which will be canceled.U.S. March 7, 2020 at 5:45 PM EST DETROIT — Sen. Bernie Sanders's political revolution shifted to emergency footing this weekend, rushing resources … Jim Blanchard and his wife, Janet Blanchard; Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan; former Detroit businessman Dennis Archer Jr., and Southfield attorney Barry Goodman.Sanders hopes to bolster his chances with a 7 p.m. rally Friday at TCF Center in Detroit. But Schauer said Bloomberg is a "strong voice for workers" and is "unquestionably" the best positioned Democrat to defeat Trump in November.The campaign has had a Michigan field director, Alia Phillips, since Jan. 2. The doors open at 5 p.m. On Sunday, he'll be at Calder Plaza in Grand Rapids, 351 Ottawa Avenue NW, for a 12:30 p.m. rally.U.S. "Bloomberg planned to open a ninth office, in Lansing, later Tuesday.On Monday, his campaign announced an endorsement from an unlikely ally — former gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer.Trump was the first Republican presidential nominee to win Michigan in 28 years.The only other Democrat with an office in Michigan is Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has "dozens" of staff in the state. Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden headed to Michigan for campaign rallies before Tuesday primary Kathleen Gray , Detroit Free Press Published 10:33 a.m. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who has had disappointing results in voting states so far, dropped out of the race on Thursday morning, so a scheduled town hall at Lansing Community College on Friday is cancelled.Sanders, who has scheduled rallies for Friday in Detroit and Sunday in Grand Rapids, hopes to pick up some steam after winning only four of the 14 states voting on Super Tuesday. Rick Snyder in 2014. ET March 4, 2020 | Updated 10:48 a.m. Other candidates such as Pete Buttigieg — former mayor of South Bend, Indiana — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and ex-Vice President Joe Biden are depending on volunteers and surrogates for now. Bernie Sanders expands Michigan operations 3 weeks before primary.