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The NPR Politics Podcast

Quick Take: Tuesday Night's Primaries

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

News, Daily News, Politics

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2016

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

A look at Tuesday night's primary votes, including a big win for Bernie Sanders in Michigan. It was a good night for him, and a bad night for the Republican challengers to Donald Trump, who won in Michigan and Mississippi. This episode: campaign reporters Scott Detrow and Sam Sanders, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. Find the team on Twitter, at nprpolitics.org, or email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey y'all, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

0:05.4

I'm Sam Sanders, Campaign reporter, and this episode, a wrap of Tuesday's primary votes,

0:10.7

especially Michigan, where Bernie Sanders won.

0:14.0

It was a big night for him and a bad night for the Republican challengers to Donald Trump.

0:19.1

And we at NPR Politics, are covering it live on NPR stations and on elections.npr.org.

0:25.6

Broadcasting the results as we got on.

0:28.0

So this episode is actually a bit of our conversation from that broadcast last night, Tuesday.

0:33.6

At the time we recorded this, around midnight, we didn't know everything, but we knew

0:37.2

enough to get you some key results, and what those results mean for the race.

0:41.7

You'll hear me along with Campaign reporter Scott DeTro, who was hosting that evening,

0:46.1

political editor, Domenico Montenaro, and congressional correspondent Susan Davis.

0:50.5

Alright, enjoy.

0:55.6

From NPR News, this is live election coverage.

0:58.3

I'm Scott DeTro, Domenico Montenaro.

1:00.5

Bring us up to speed on what we know so far tonight.

1:03.2

Big night tonight on both sides, Michigan in particular, Bernie Sanders on the Democratic

1:07.9

side, one Michigan, surprising Hillary Clinton by about two points.

1:12.9

In Mississippi, though, Hillary Clinton won a whopping margin, 83 to 16%, giving her the

1:19.4

majority of the delegates on the night overall.

1:21.9

On the Republican side, Donald Trump is the big winner once again, winning Michigan and

1:26.4

Mississippi.

1:27.4

Idaho, the polls closed at 11 o'clock, and right now about 17% in Ted Cruz is leading 39

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