Posted on 10/25/2002 8:13:28 AM PDT by Jon Geb
Edited on 05/07/2004 7:09:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Republican Dick Posthumus has trimmed Democrat Jennifer Granholm's lead in the Michigan governor's race from 12 points to eight in the past week, building on his advantage among pro-life voters and cutting into her margin among union households and working women, a Detroit News poll indicates. Attorney General Granholm's lead is 47 percent to 39 percent, with 12 percent undecided, according to the statewide survey of 400 likely voters conducted Monday through Wednesday. Doug Campbell of the Green Party and Joseph Pilchak of the United Taxpayers Party garnered 1 percent each. The poll's error margin is plus or minus 5 percentage points. A News poll a week ago had Granholm up by 12 points, with 17 percent undecided. Both sides have said all along they expect the race to get closer as the Nov. 5 election nears. An independent poll released earlier this week by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA showed Granholm with a 51 percent to 37 percent lead. The difference, News pollster Steve Mitchell said, lies in when the interviews were conducted. EPIC-MRA surveyed Sunday through Tuesday; Posthumus' support began to rise significantly Tuesday and Wednesday, Mitchell said.
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