Former President Trump is leading President Biden in Michigan, according to a new poll, showing a clear shift in support from the current White House.
The poll, conducted by pollster Glengariff Group, found that in a head-to-head election scenario, Trump would lead Biden by 8 percentage points in the state.
In a head-to-head race, 39% of respondents chose the incumbent president, while Trump received 47% support.
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Former Republican presidential candidate Trump speaks at the party's caucus in Mason City, Iowa. (Christian Monterrosa/AFP via Getty Images)
About 3% of Michigan respondents said they would vote for another candidate, and 11% said they were undecided.
When third-party candidates are taken into account, President Trump's lead over Biden widens to 12%.
Importantly, only 17% of respondents said Biden deserves another term as the nation's leader. 77% of respondents said they wanted someone else in the White House.
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Then-President Trump listens to then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's debate and answers questions during a debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 22, 2020. (Molly Gash/Pool, via Reuters)
By contrast, 33% of voters surveyed said they believed Trump deserved to be re-elected. About 62% said they thought someone else should be elected.
The poll was commissioned by The Detroit News and WDIV-TV. It was held from January 2nd to January 6th.
The survey of 600 likely Michigan voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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Biden previously won Michigan by 3 points in the 2020 presidential election.
Last month, the Michigan Supreme Court rejected an effort to remove Trump from the state's 2024 Republican primary ballot.
However, the Colorado Supreme Court on December 19th and the Maine Secretary of State on December 28th disqualified President Trump from participating in each state's 2024 primary elections. This disqualification under the Fourteenth Amendment relates to: Trump's alleged involvement in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.
