Posted on 09/30/2024 4:10:28 AM PDT by Red Badger
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) warned donors last week that internal polling for her Senate campaign shows Vice President Kamala Harris is "underwater" in Michigan, according to a video clip obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: Winning Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania is Harris' simplest path to victory. If former President Trump sweeps the Sun Belt, he'd only need to pick off one of those Blue Wall states to win the election.
FiveThirtyEight's average of polls has Harris up by about 2.4 points in Michigan. The latest New York Times/Siena College poll has her up by just one.
Michigan is also a top pickup opportunity for Senate Republicans, with millions of dollars now flooding the race between Slotkin and former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.).
What she's saying: "I'm not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris in a place like Michigan," Slotkin said during a virtual fundraiser on Wednesday with Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), according to a recording.
"We have her underwater in our polling," Slotkin added.
Spokespeople for Slotkin's campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
Between the lines: It's not unusual for campaigns to paint themselves as the polling underdog as a fundraising tactic.
RCP's polling average has Slotkin up 48% to 43%, and the recent NYT/Siena poll has her up by five points. Republicans have also raised alarm about Democrats' 2:1 money advantage in the state.
But there are some signs the Senate race could be tightening — Republican internal polling shows the candidates are statistically tied, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Senate races in ruby-red Ohio and Montana have been getting more money and attention, but a Republican win in Michigan would be a major upset and virtually guarantee a GOP majority.
“Vice President Kamala Harris is “underwater” in Michigan”
That must be where she thinks the US border with Canada is.
Rep ugnant Elissa Slotkin - D eceiver
Please let this be true!!!
Elissa Slotkin (CIA)
(Like so many of the 2018 crop of Democrats)
I hope Slotkin is drowning too. Chunky woke P.O.S.
Slotkin is up about 5 points over Mike Rogers for the open Senate seat left by the retiring Debbie Stabenow.
I’d be very surprised if Slotkin is up over Rogers but Harris is down against Trump.
Any Trump voter would also vote Rogers in a heartbeat.
Now maybe she will understand how people are suffering in the southeast.
Thanks. BUMP
Why would anyone in MI want a better economy and save the auto industry?
Honestly, can we stop? Yes, they are going to cheat like mothers. They’re ruthless and determined. We need to beat them by 5 points to overcome the margin of cheat. Very hard, but it is possible. We should all acknowledge this, and I think everyone does. So can we stop flogging this defeatist theme on every thread? Our message to our fellows should be everyone should do everything they can do win; asserting that a win is impossible is both dispiriting and false
Of course a win is....possible.
Many well educated older sane Michiganders woke up and said.WTF. They talk amongst their families and communities.Whitmer knows community gatherings are their biggest threat. She is destroying Michigan and the Michigan doesn’t want to become Minnesota.Michigan pride goes much deeper than football.Walz won’t fly in MI.
Why would they leak something like this? They have a plan up their sleeve to deceive Trump‘s camp from campaigning in that state by pretending the cackling hyena is underwater there. They want his team to be complacent and skip over that state. Nothing is leaked without a purpose. These people are evil and they’re brilliant at manipulating people. So take it with a grain of salt …as for me I don’t believe it. IT SMELLS!
I’m an enthusiastic Trump voter in MI. Only by holding my nose will I vote for Rogers, who is an FBI alumnus and deep stater up to his eyeballs in the Benghazi coverup....
Is Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) disingenuous or a useful idiot? Perhaps both.
She’s drowning in vodka everywhere she goes. All those double Martinis do wonders for the word salad queen. If it isn’t vodka it must be a very low IQ.
I don’t believe it either. Rasmussen days Kamdla has been picking up the last few days
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