x Thank you for the strong support, Nebraska! https://t.co/CuXeaQ6lSD — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 6, 2016

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic caucuses in Nebraska, according to three television networks, defeating Hillary Clinton. The state's Democratic Party chairman, Vincent Powers, announced preliminary results at 9 p.m. with 75 percent of polling places reporting. At that point, Sanders led Clinton, 54.77 percent to her 45.23 percent amid what a party official said was "strong turnout." His win follows heavy spending on Nebraska TV ads, where he invested $235,000 to Clinton’s $105,000, and a recent visit to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Clinton’s campaign had sought to downplay expectations in the Midwestern state, in the form of a memo this week by campaign manager Robby Mook. "[A]lthough we continue to fight for every vote, Sen. Sanders has clear advantages and is investing heavily in two upcoming caucuses (Nebraska and Kansas)," Mook wrote.

x Thank you, Kansas! When we started this campaign, no one would have ever expected we’d win. #StandTogether https://t.co/dFc67CVmjq — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 6, 2016

At a packed rally in Warren tonight, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders called on Gov. Rick Snyder to resign in the wake of Flint's water crisis as he looks to draw support for his candidacy. “We are going to win here in Michigan,” Sanders told the raucous crowd of more than 1,000 at Macomb Community College. He later drew the loudest applause of the night when he said: “I think the governor should do the right thing and resign.” Sanders has already been campaigning heavily in Michigan, which his campaign manager has called a “critical showdown state,” as he works to catch up to the Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. The two are scheduled to debate in Flint Sunday night. During tonight's speech, Sanders recounted a visit with parents from Flint, including one woman whose nine-year-old daughter used to be “vivacious” and “outgoing” but who has now been placed in special education classes because of her exposure to Flint’s lead-tainted water. Flint's water became contaminated with lead after a failed effort to switch the water supply. Experts have estimated that as many as 8,000 children under six years old could have been exposed to water with high levels of lead, which can cause brain damage, especially in young people. “I have never left a room as shattered as I was listening to the pain of what was going on in Flint,” Sanders told the crowd. “I could not believe I was listening to people who are living in the United States of America in the year 2016.”

x I talked to @BernieSanders tonight and he was adamant that people should not write him off. https://t.co/Mcz8TAEnLv pic.twitter.com/RhCdqB8BkL — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 6, 2016

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, during a pair of Saturday afternoon campaign stops, once again brought his liberal brand of economic populism to Cleveland. Sanders first stopped by his recently-opened Euclid Avenue campaign headquarters near Cleveland State University's campus, where he accepted an endorsement from a union representing federal Social Security workers. He then traveled to the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood to participate in town hall meeting geared toward issues affecting African-Americans that was organized by a coalition of religious leaders, activists and others. During a 30-minute speech at the East Side church, Sanders stuck to his bread-and-butter issues of railing against Wall Street and economic inequality. He called for the federal government to provide universal healthcare, and for a $15-an-hour minimum wage. "Instead of giving tax breaks to billionaires and spending more than we should on our military, maybe we should invest in our children," Sanders said .. Sanders fielded questions from the audience about topics including the recent lead-poisoning crisis in Flint, Mich., and high rates of incarceration, particularly of black Americans, and recent high-profile fatal police shootings of unarmed people by police.

en. Bernie Sanders on Saturday mocked the low road the GOP candidates have taken. From toilet humor to allusions to the size of their genitalia, the Republicans have gone unprecedentedly blue. On Saturday, the Democratic candidate talked about the serious issues facing working class Americans, including economic inequality and mass incarceration. Sanders also took a moment to blast the GOP. “What we are seeing in the Republican presidential process is like a sixth grade food fight that you see in a cafeteria,” Sanders said. He repeated the accusation in an interview with MLive. “They really do sound like sixth-grade food fights, where amazingly enough adults in their 50s and 60s are throwing food at each other and cursing at each other and making fun of each other and insulting each other,” he said, according to The Hill.

No one should doubt Bernie Sanders’ resolve to see his presidential bid through to Democratic National Convention, or the Vermont senator’s capacity to run a savvy campaign. The polls and pundits give Sanders virtually no chance of winning the nomination. But the democratic socialist is no stranger to running against the odds. The vitality of the Sanders campaign is flying far above his chances of besting Hillary Clinton, and he has little reason to drop out now. Candidates often end their presidential campaigns if they fail to win any states or if they run out of money. As of Friday, Sanders can claim five wins and at least three near misses so far, enough to make an argument for staying in the race. As far as money is concerned, he has broken a string of fundraising records, pulling in more than $40 million in February alone. .. Pundits dismissed Sanders almost as soon as he announced he was running for president nearly a year ago. Sanders was met with a fresh round of political obituaries declaring his campaign over after Super Tuesday. Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver had an answer to naysayers Wednesday morning: “I know some people are ready to write this campaign off as a message campaign, but this is a campaign to win.” The candidate himself often has warned against underestimating him or his supporters. Nobody should be surprised to see Sanders still standing when the last primary vote is counted.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be back in West Michigan on the day before the state’s primary. The U.S. senator from Vermont will be in Kalamazoo on Monday morning. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. for a rally at Wings Event Center. The event is free and open to the public, but people who wish to attend are asked to RSVP online. Sanders will also be in Dearborn and Ann Arbor later Monday for rallies. He also has plans to be in Detroit for a town hall on Sunday afternoon. .. Sanders and Clinton will also attend a debate in Flint on Sunday. That will air on CNN starting at 8 p.m.

x I think if you're gonna get paid $225k for a speech it must be a good speech—Shakespearian. I can't wait to read it.https://t.co/N86ByFUUZD — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 6, 2016

A new Bernie Sanders campaign ad is highlighting the plight of migrant workers in Florida in an appeal to the Sunshine State's Latino population days ahead of the March 15 primary. The ad, titled "Tenemos Familias" ("We Have Families") isn't a typical campaign spot -- it's a five-minute mini-documentary narrated almost entirely in Spanish with English subtitles, spotlighting an immigrant mother named Udelia Chautla who moved her family from Mexico to Immokalee, Florida, where she works as a labor worker picking tomatoes. In the ad, she talks about her experiences working in the fields with low wages and poor working conditions, which led her to join protests with the Fair Food campaign in 2010. The protesters were asking corporations to pay one cent per pound more for tomatoes to provide labor workers with better pay and benefits. "There were cases of bosses abusing workers," Chautla says in Spanish. "They would not provide workers with water or restrooms. The bosses would get angry because some of the men wouldn't want to keep working and start hitting them ... It affected my children because I didn't have enough to buy food." Chautla continues by talking about Sanders' efforts as a senator to help the workers. He traveled to Immokalee and met with labor workers in 2008, and then invited the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Washington to testify during a Senate committee hearing regarding abusive labor practices. As a result, the ad says, their working conditions improved and they received a wage increase.

Even though Hillary Clinton won big over Democratic opponent Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday, rock legend Graham Nash is encouraging Americans to keep Feeling the Bern. "I want to tell you something about Bernie Sanders. As far as I'm concerned, his campaign has always been about ordinary people, ordinary Americans trying to make a living, trying to feed their kids, trying to educate their kids in a better way," he says in a new video supporting the Vermont senator. "He seems to be one of us. And I must tell you that Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, even Hillary Clinton – they're not one of us. Bernie is one of us.'" Nash elaborated on his reasons for supporting Sanders to Rolling Stone. "Bernie's stance on income inequality is one of the main reasons I support him," he says. "His disdain of political corruption strikes a deep chord in my soul. He recognizes that until we get campaign finances sorted out and we get Citizens United overturned, it will be a difficult time for all Americans." The former CSNY member also added, "If he wanted to use my music, I'd be honored to let him use it."

x We’ve got the momentum, the energy and the excitement that will take us all the way to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 6, 2016