June 21, 2006

HAD ENOUGH?:

Poll: Michigan governor's race is close (AP, 6/21/06)

Michigan's gubernatorial race between Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos is close, according to a poll released Wednesday.

Forty-six percent of 600 likely voters said they would vote for DeVos, while 44 percent said they would vote for Granholm. [...]

In the latest poll, conducted June 13 through Tuesday, 41 percent gave Granholm a positive rating and 58 percent a negative rating, with 1 percent undecided, similar to her numbers earlier this month.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 21, 2006 2:08 PM
Comments

Good news but still definitely within Detroit "margin of error".

Posted by: Rick T. at June 21, 2006 2:26 PM

Never underestimate the ability of Detroit's power elites to get out and assist voters to make the correct choice at the polling place.

Sadly, I think Levin's shadow will win re-election this fall.

Posted by: Dave W at June 21, 2006 3:38 PM

Strategic Vision has it 48-41; clearly the governor is in deeper trouble than first assumed.

Posted by: AC at June 21, 2006 3:41 PM

EPIC-MRA tends to lean Dem. Strategic Vision tends to lean GOP. So Devos is probably ahead by about 4 and within the margin. That said I agree with Rick T - past elections have shown that GOPers with slight leads lose after the inner-city voters get done.

Posted by: AWW at June 21, 2006 9:31 PM

One of the Michigan GOP's pollster/strategist types wrote this a while back about the race:

http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Comment/Pollsters/DavidHill/050306.html

Posted by: kevin whited at June 21, 2006 9:44 PM
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