Even after Bernie Sanders won a surprising upset in Michigan, Hillary Clinton remains on track to win the Democratic nomination. Thanks to her overwhelming win in Mississippi, Clinton won 20 more delegates than Sanders on Tuesday and holds a pledged delegate lead of 770 to 551. At this point, Sanders would need to win 54 percent of the remaining pledged delegates at stake to draw even with Clinton by June. Heading into March 15, Clinton would be expected to win Florida, Illinois and North Carolina - states with higher nonwhite populations than Michigan. But, she could make a much bigger statement and put even more distance between herself and Sanders if she were to win Missouri or Ohio. On the other hand, a Sanders win in Florida, Illinois or North Carolina would be a sign this race really is coming back to a competitive place. Clinton or Sanders would need to win 2,382 of 4,763 delegates to the Philadelphia convention to clinch the Democratic nomination. To help you keep track of who's ahead, the Cook Political Report has devised a
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