Sen. Gary PetersGary Charles PetersWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Hillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos MORE (D-Mich.) leads his Republican 2020 challenger, John James, by single digits, according to a poll released Monday.
An Emerson College poll of Michigan’s Senate race next year found Peters leading James by 6 percentage points, 46 percent to 40 percent, a distinct improvement for the incumbent, who was nearly tied with James, 44 percent to 43 percent, in the same survey in March.
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One issue that could weigh Peters down in the general election is a poor approval rating in the poll for Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D). Thirty-eight percent of voters disapprove of the job Whitmer is doing, while 31 percent approve and 27 percent have no opinion.
When asked the most important issue for their vote, the most popular choice among respondents was the economy at 27 percent, followed by health care at 21 percent.
Whether Peters should vote to convict President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE if he were impeached by the House divides Michigan voters, with 47 percent of voters saying they supported such a measure compared with 43 percent who oppose it.
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Emerson’s poll contacted 1,051 registered voters in the state with a credibility interval of 3 percentage points between Oct. 31 and Nov. 3.