Trump's Calling Cards Win the Day, While for Clinton... It's Complicated (EXIT POLL)

— -- Donald Trump’s now-familiar calling cards won the day for him in Michigan and Mississippi, but with some results that marked his continued challenges trying to morph from a plurality candidate into one who can command a majority in his party.

Hillary Clinton, for her part, swept through Mississippi but stumbled in Michigan, showing vulnerabilities of her own in what seems, in exit poll results, to be the year of the imperfect candidate.

On the surface, all was celebratory for Trump. Even setting aside his resounding victory in Mississippi, in Michigan he recorded some of his best results this year among angry voters and those who favor deporting undocumented immigrants, as well as winning by his customary margins among those deeply worried about the economy and seeking an outsider candidate.

But the Michigan exit poll showed Trump’s challenges, as well. Half of GOP voters in the state said he’s not honest and trustworthy. Forty-seven percent said they would not be satisfied with him as the nominee. Ted Cruz beat him on both of these measures – and also tipped Trump in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup, 44-39 percent. Yet Trump won the state, as the non-Trump vote fractured between two very unlike candidates, Cruz and John Kasich.

Far more Republican voters in Michigan also said Trump ran an unfair campaign – 42 percent – than said so about anyone else; Cruz was second at 24 percent. These results, in sum, left open the question of how Trump can move beyond the voters who like him to those who currently, clearly, don’t.

Another weakness for Trump was among women voters – he roughly split them with his opponents in Michigan and won them much less widely than men in Mississippi, echoing his comparative weakness among women in national polling.

In the Michigan Democratic contest, meanwhile, Bernie Sanders’ unanticipated victory indicated Clinton’s shortfalls among voters focused on honesty and trustworthiness or empathy and those concerned chiefly about income inequality, as well as young adults and political independents.

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A full summary of the exit polls in Michigan and Mississippi follows, as analyzed for ABC News by Langer Research Associates.

Michigan GOP Primary

Whatever the compunctions of non-Trump voters, he again tapped deeply into Republican discontent. More than six in 10 in Michigan said they’re very worried about the direction of the economy; Trump won nearly four in 10 of their votes. A third were angry with the way the federal government is working; Trump won nearly half of their votes – he’s done better only in Massachusetts and Alabama. And half said they were looking for an outsider, with Trump netting more than six in 10 of their votes.

Late deciders mixed up the race. Among those who selected their candidate in the last week, more than four in 10 backed Kasich – his best result in this group to date. Those who decided earlier were far better for Trump, as usual, and far more numerous.

Among those who preferred an experienced politician rather than an outsider, Kasich led with more than four in 10, followed by Cruz with a third. But less-educated voters and men continued to be strong groups for Trump, along with his customary support groups on attributes and issues alike. More than six in 10 voters backed banning non-U.S. Muslims from entering the country; Trump secured nearly half of their votes. Among the nearly four in 10 who supported deporting undocumented immigrants, Trump won more than half.