A recent poll shows former President Donald Trump has overtaken Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan, Breitbart reported. Although the lead is small, it represents a crack in the so-called "blue wall" vital for Harris to win.
The WDIV/Detroit News poll revealed that 43.5% of likely voters supported Harris over 44.7% of likely voters who said they'd vote for Trump. The survey was taken between August 26 and 29, just days after the Democratic National Convention.
Moreover, 4.7% of voters said they supported Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who the Associated Press noted dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump on Aug. 23, just days before the survey began. Another 4.8% were undecided, while 2.3% supported an unnamed third-party candidate.
📊 MICHIGAN poll by Glengariff Group for WDIV/Detroit News
🟥 Trump: 45%
🟦 Harris: 44%
🟨 RFK Jr: 5%
🟪 Other: 2%July 24 poll - 🔵 Harris +1
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The survey results came after Harris spent Labor Day weekend in key states trying to build the "blue wall" of Democratic support, CNN reported. Harris popped up in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan to begin the final push that she hopes will propel her to Election Day victory.
These were the states that Biden clinched to win the 2020 presidial election, and Harris is attempting to repeat his strategy. She pulled out all of the usual Democratic pandering to labor unions, including steelworkers in Pennsylvania.
Harris railed against the Japanese-owned Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel. "The president mentioned it: US Steel is a historic American company, and it is vital for our nation to maintain strong American steel companies," Harris told the crowd.
"And I couldn’t agree more with President Biden; US Steel should remain American-owned and American-operated," Harris said in Pittsburgh. This was similar to her remarks in Detroit, where she touted the "dignity of work" while promising to side with unions against employers.
"We celebrate unions because unions helped build America, and unions helped build America’s middle class," Harris claimed. However, it wasn't what Harris said that made news over the weekend, but how she said it.
Harris was dragged on social media for her decision to use an accent while speaking in Michigan on Monday. "You better thank a union member for the five-day workweek," Harris said with a drawl.
"You better thank a union member for sick leave. You better thank a union member for paid leave. You better thank a union member for vacation time," she went on.
BREAKING: Kamala Harris brings out her accent again, this time in Detroit, Michigan.
The California and Canada-raised politician has brought out her new accent multiple times in the past month.
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 2, 2024
Trump adviser Stephen Miller expertly mocked Harris, Fox News reported. "This is her seventh new accent in four weeks. She has literally never used this accent before. She grew up in Canada. Phoniest politician in all of politics," Miller posted to X, formerly Twitter.
The polls show that Harris is having difficulty convincing voters in the states where she needs to win. This is not a good spot for Harris, who is effectively an incumbent, and she should be very, very worried.
