CBS’ Cordes: ‘Fair to Say’ Clinton Camp ‘Stunned’ by Michigan Loss

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:

ROSE: “Bernie Sanders says huge surprise win in the Michigan primary creates the kind of momentum he needs. Donald trump is also celebrating after tightening his grip on the republican race. Sanders’ victory is a setback for Hillary Clinton ahead of a debate tonight and primaries next week.”
O’DONNELL: “Sanders defied predictions. Polls suggested Clinton would win easily but Clinton scored a landslide victory in Mississippi and added more delegates overall than sanders and she is more than halfway to the democratic nomination. Nancy Cordes is in Cleveland where people are already voting in next Tuesday’s Ohio primary. Nancy, good morning!”
CORDES: “Good morning. It’s fair to say the Clinton campaign itself was stunned by this loss. She was leading in the polls by anywhere from 10 to 20 points and at late last night she will still assuring us she would win, but Sanders owned the issue that may have mattered more there than anyone realized, including him!”
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SANDERS: “This has been a fantastic night.”
CORDES (voice-over): “Sanders got the good news so late, he had already left his Miami rally. So he called the press to his hotel.”
SANDERS: “I just want to take this opportunity to thank the people of Michigan who kind of repudiated the polls.”
CORDES (voice-over): “This is how he did it. By winning more than 80% of Michigan’s young voters under the age of 30. He won white voters by 16 points. And in the state that is home to the auto industry, nearly 60 ps of Democratic voters said trade takes away jobs and one of his central themes.”
SANDERS: “Hillary Clinton has supported virtually every one of these disastrous trade policies.”
CORDES (voice-over): “It was a blow to Clinton who spent the last four days in the state and made the Flint water crisis one of her signature issues for months.”
CLINTON: “We are going to tackle this lead problem everywhere our children are at risk.”
CORDES (voice-over): “She still ended the night with more new delegates than sanders, thanks to a blowout victory in Mississippi where she won nearly 90% of the African-American vote and Sanders still faces long odds.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “I’m — I can’t imagine not voting for the first woman to become president of the United States.”
CORDES (voice-over): “He is trailing in every poll of the five big states voting next Tuesday, including Ohio, Illinois, and Florida. But he has now proven it can change.”
SANDERS: “Let’s show the world that democracy is alive and well with a huge voter turnout. Huge!”
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CORDES: “Clinton was hoping to celebrate a big Michigan win here in Cleveland last night, plant the flag for next Tuesday’s primary. Instead, she had to give her speech without knowing the outcome and take an overnight flight to Florida where she faces Bernie Sanders in a debate tonight that just got a lot more interesting. Gayle?”
KING: “I’ll say. Thank you very much, Nancy Cordes.”