MI-SEN: Whitmer's endorsement might be 'crucial' in Michigan Senate primary
Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's endorsement in the Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate might be pivotal, if she's willing to provide it, according to a new poll commissioned by The Detroit News and WDIV-TV (Channel 4).
While Whitmer previously said she wouldn't take a side in the Senate primary election, a survey of 500 likely primary voters found half of the undecided Democrats said they would be more likely to support a candidate if the two-term Democratic governor threw her support behind the candidate.
As things stand, 48% of the participants said they backed U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham for the Democratic nomination while 41% said they favored former Wayne County health official Abdul El-Sayed of Ann Arbor. The margin of error was plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
About 10% of those surveyed said they were undecided, with half of them indicating Whitmer's endorsement might affect their choice. The primary election takes place on Aug. 4.
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