Democratic Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who is running for the U.S. Senate this term, recently told donors that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is “behind the scenes” in key battleground states, according to reports. I warned them.
“In places like Michigan, along the Kamala Harris I’m not feeling the best right now because of the situation I’m in.”
“We’re putting her in the water with our vote,” Slotkin added, according to audio obtained from the event by Axios.
Opinion poll results show Trump has a small lead over Harris in battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin
Michigan Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who is running for the U.S. Senate, is reportedly worried that having President Biden as the front-runner will prevent her from winning the open seat in the state. It is reported that there are. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
According to the latest polls, former President Donald Trump is closing in on Harris in the key battleground states of Michigan and neighboring Wisconsin. A poll conducted this week by The New York Times and Siena College found that Harris had 48% support among likely Michigan voters, compared to 47% for Trump. In effect, the two were tied within the poll’s margin of error.
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Representative Elissa Slotkin told donors that enthusiasm for Vice President Harris is low in Michigan, one of the swing states likely to decide the 2024 presidential election. (Getty Images)
A poll of Great Lakes voters released last week by USA TODAY and Suffolk University found Harris leading Trump by three points. The poll had a margin of error of 4.4 percentage points.
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Michigan is once again a key battleground state this year, with Harris and Trump campaigning not only in the state but also in other key states such as Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event at the Philip Chosky Theater on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Axios article pointed out that if Trump can secure votes from the southern Sunbelt states, he only needs to win Michigan, Wisconsin, or Pennsylvania to declare victory. Meanwhile, Harris’ easiest path to victory is to lock down Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.
Trump won Michigan in the 2016 election against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by a margin of 0.23 percentage points. President Biden faced off against President Trump in 2020 and won the state by a margin of 2.78%.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump listens to a speech during a town hall campaign event at Macomb Community College on Friday, September 27, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Slotkin, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019, announced his bid for the Senate last year after Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow said she would not seek reelection. Her statement that Harris was “underwater” in Michigan may have been campaign rhetoric to raise donations, but Fox News Digital asked for additional comment on campaign events. The camp did not immediately respond to the inquiry.
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Fox News Digital also asked the Harris campaign for comment on this report, but did not receive a response.
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