Could it be 2016 all over again?
According to an AP News report, Michigan voters are getting nervous over the close polling between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris — most polls have the candidates within the margin of error.
“Anyone who’s from Michigan knows that, if you believe the polling, like, I got a bridge I’m going to sell you somewhere,” said Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Democratic Senate nominee.
“I’m not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris in a place like Michigan,” Slotkin also said during a recent virtual fundraiser. “We have her underwater in our polling,” Slotkin added.
“Smart Democrats have a healthy sense of paranoia,” Michigan Democratic strategist Adrian Hemond told the Associated Press (AP). “If polling is as far off as it was in 2016, we’re cooked.”
A new poll released by the New York Times and Siena College found Harris had 48% support in Michigan and Trump had 47%. Hillary Clinton narrowly lost Michigan to Trump in 2016 despite consistently leading in polls.
“Democrats’ financial resources absolutely dwarf anything that the Republicans have,” former GOP Michigan Gov. John Engler told the AP News. “But Trump is making stops in locations that have never had presidential visits before, and those are impactful with margins this close.”
Democratic activist Lori Goldman worries that “Kamalamentum” has slowed.
“What did we see? Money coming in like crazy. Everybody was excited. There was such a bump,” Goldman said. “And now, you know, it’s neck and neck.”
“It is PTSD,” Goldman added.
More over at AP News:
Haunted by 2016, some Michigan Democrats worry that Harris remains ill-defined in the swing state — Read more by @TomBeaumont & @Cappelletti7 https://t.co/Amq2u87Tcx
— Anna Johnson (@Anna__Johnson) October 3, 2024
