Michigan, 3 Other States Hold Primaries & Caucuses
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Voters in Michigan, Mississippi, Hawaii and Idaho have primaries or caucuses Tuesday with at least 150 delegates Republican delegates up for grabs.
Democrats are choosing candidates in two of the states.
Campaigning in Mississippi Monday night, Donald Trump kept Ted Cruz in his crosshairs.
"Lyin Ted Cruz, who really is a liar, he is really a liar," Trump told an enthusiastic crowd of supporters.
At his rally, Cruz countered that he was the only candidate who could beat the current GOP front runner but he would need their help.
"A vote for John Kasich, a vote for Marco Rubio is effectively a vote for Donald Trump," said Cruz.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders by more than 600 delegates.
"The sooner I could become your nominee, the more I could begin to turn our attention to the Republicans," Clinton told supporters at her rally.
Sanders told a crowd in Ann Arbor that Clinton was wrong during Sunday's debate when she accused him of being against the auto industry bailout in 2008.
"Of course, I voted to defend the automobile industry," said Sanders. "What I did not vote for was a Wall Street buyout for the crooks on Wall Street."
Voters in Ann Arbor say they're focused on issues and the candidates' values.
Carl von Buelow, a web developer, voted for Sen. Cruz. Von Buelow says that he's a Roman Catholic and Cruz, who is a Southern Baptist, is "the candidate who's most aligned with my beliefs."
Von Buelow said says Cruz has "strong moral values" and is firmly against abortion.
Oriana Barnett, a stay-at-home mom and a Democrat, says she was undecided until Sunday's debate in Flint between Clinton and Sanders. Sanders' firm stance against fracking — and Clinton's "more conservative" answers — moved her into Sanders' camp.
Ryan Knott, a 43-year old who works for a nonprofit, says he voted for Sanders because he's pushing the Democratic Party in a direction that Knott says he likes. Knott says Sanders won his vote because of his insistence on small campaign donations.
Michigan election officials are expecting record turnout for their primary. The Great Lake State will be the big prize for both sides today with 59 Republican delegates up for grabs and 130 Democratic delegates on the line.
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