Michigan Is Hard To Read
Posted Sep 25, 2008 at 4:47 PM by Maurice Berger
Michigan is one state that may go back and forth this election season. On the basis of several new polls released over the past 24 hours, it would seem that the people of the great state are having troubling making up their minds (or pollsters are having a hard time making up their's). As reported earlier, the state's economy is doing poorly, and statewide public opinion surveys suggest that Michigan's Democratic governor is unpopular right now (see below, 24-Sep/Michigan: Movement on Today's Map). Thus, the economy may well cut both ways for the national contest as a political issue in the state. How schizophrenic are the numbers? Take a look: MRG of Lansing: McCain +3%. NBC/Mason Dixon: a tie, at 46% to 46%. Detroit Free Press: Obama +13 (yes, 51% to 38%). PollTrack leaves the state "Too Close To Call" on Today's Map and will pay very close attention to the next round of statewide polling and its internal data.
