mo4ch:>Biden projected to take Michigan, as he seeks to widen his lead over Sanders | Mo4ch News

Exit polls from Michigan show Joe Biden ahead of Bernie Sanders in the state’s primary contest, cementing the former VP's position as the front-runner in the Democrat presidential race. Sanders won the state back in 2016.Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden had edged out rival Bernie Sanders as polls closed in Michigan, with early counts giving him 52.1 percent of the vote. Voters in some cities were still waiting to cast their ballots, however, with some having waited an average of three hours.Before polls closed, state officials warned that primary results would likely be delayed due to a backlog in counting absentee ballots. The state expanded its vote-by-mail options to all citizens last year and has already received over 800,000 absentee votes, which it was only permitted to start counting Tuesday morning.Michigan’s 125 delegates are at stake as the last of the polls close at 9 pm Eastern (0100 GMT). Sanders won the state handily in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, only for it to go…