Some very good news today out of Michigan. First, the Governor’s race:
A new WDIV/Detroit News poll shows a double-digit lead remains for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer in the upcoming midterm elections. Whitmer held a 13.7 percent lead over Republican candidate Bill Schuette in early September. Now she holds an 11.6 percent lead over Schuette, according to the latest poll results.
Bill Schuette has 97.3 percent name identification breaking 28.7 percent favorable to 40.7 percent unfavorable. In early September, Schuette’s name identification was 26.2 percent favorable to 41.3 percent unfavorable. In the past month, Schuette has done nothing to improve his favorable/unfavorable standing with voters. Schuette’s name identification has increased from 88.4 percent to 97.3 percent.
- Independent voters, which are narrowing in number as the election gets closer, continue to view Bill Schuette unfavorably by a margin of 25.5 percent favorable to 39.2 percent unfavorable.
Gretchen Whitmer has 97.8 percent name identification breaking 38.3 percent favorable to 27.0 percent unfavorable. In early September, Whitmer’s name identification was 39.3 percent favorable to 19.1 percent unfavorable – Whitmer’s unfavorable has increased by 8 percent. Whitmer’s name identification has increased from 80.9 percent in early September to 97.8 percent.
- Independent voters view Gretchen Whitmer favorably by a margin of 35.3 percent favorable to 24.5 percent unfavorable.
Next, the U.S. Senate race:
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow maintains a double-digit lead over Republican opponent John James in her bid for a fourth term in the Senate, according to a new survey.
Stabenow, a Lansing Democrat, leads James by 18 percentage points, with nearly 53 percent of support, compared with James' 35 percent. About 10 percent of voters were undecided.
The poll of 600 likely Michigan voters, conducted Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 for The Detroit News and WDIV, had a margin of error of plus-minus 4 percentage points.
Let’s keep up the momentum and have the Blue Wave hit Michigan hard. Click below to donate and get involved with Whitmer, Stabenow and their fellow Michigan Democrats campaigns:
Gretchen Whitmer for Governor
Dana Nessel for Attorney General
Jocelyn Benson for Secretary of State
Debbie Stabenow for Senate
Andy Levin for Congress
Gretchen Driskell for Congress
Elissa Slotkin for Congress
Debbie Dingell for Congress
Rashida Tlaib for Congress