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Harris, Trump deadlocked in battleground Michigan, new exclusive poll shows

Oct 30, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    60% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    9% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "In 2016, Trump beat Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton in Kent County by 48% to 45%, mirroring his victory in the state overall.
59% : He believes the housing market was more stable when Trump was in office.
54% : In 2020, Democratic nominee Joe Biden beat Trump 52% to 46% and won the state race.
54% : "With 15 electoral votes at stake, Michigan is among seven important swing states Harris and Trump are vying for to propel them to the presidency.
50% : In Kent County, Michigan, which has been a bellwether for the state, Harris leads Trump 47% to 46% among 300 likely voters, the poll shows.
45% : The retired sales worker for a manufacturing company wants Trump to pick up where he left off.
41% : "Ben Gottwald, 34, of Traverse City, said he intends to vote for Trump, hoping the former president can boost the economy and rein in spending.
39% : Kennedy does not want to draw votes away from Trump in those states.
38% : In 2016, Trump flipped the three states in his upset presidential win.
38% : "Jolynn Harris, 73, of Adrian, Michigan, said she plans to vote for Trump this week to avoid Election Day lines.
35% : Harris and Trump are tied, 47% to 47%, a statewide poll of 500 likely voters shows.
34% : Kennedy dropped out of the race in August and is backing Trump, but his name will remain on the ballot in Michigan after the Supreme Court rejected his request Tuesday that he be taken off there and in Wisconsin.
30% : A married physician who practices internal medicine and pediatrics, Swanson said he likes that Harris takes climate change seriously and wants to keep supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, something he thinks Trump and his running mate JD Vance won't do.
29% : I don't think she handled the border situation that great, either."But Harris has done enough "to earn my vote," compared to Trump, Swanson said.
26% : "Trump lowered our taxes and started to build the wall on the southern border.
7% : "Charles Swanson, 32, of Auburn Hills, Mich., said he voted for Harris partially out of a dislike for Trump.

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