Poll: Whitmer beating Schuette on issues in Michigan governor race
Lansing — Democrat Gretchen Whitmer continues to lead Republican Bill Schuette in the race to be Michigan’s next governor, according to a new statewide poll showing voters prefer her plans on issues like roads, education and health care.
The survey of 600 likely voters, conducted for The Detroit News and WDIV roughly five weeks out from the Nov. 6 election, suggests Schuette has gained little ground on Whitmer in the past month. The attorney general remains relatively unpopular, much like GOP President Donald Trump, who has endorsed him.
Whitmer leads Schuette by 12 percentage points, according to the Sept. 20-Oct. 2 Glengariff Group Inc. poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points.
The Lansing-based firm pegged her lead at 14 points in early September.
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