A new poll shows Republican John James nursing a one-point lead over incumbent Democrat Michigan state Sen. Gary Peters.
Overall, the Restoration Political Action Committee (PAC) survey finds James with 44.2 percent of the vote and gaining traction among independents, all of which is attracting the attention of the Michigan Republican Party.
“It looks like Gary Peters is in trouble,” the organization posted on Facebook.
According to the Daily Caller, this is the first poll that finds Peters leading the race, while Peters holds a solid eight-point lead in the RealClearPolitics polling average.
“We are not surprised by the results,” Dan Curry, a spokesman for Restoration PAC told the Daily Caller. “We thought voters in Michigan would be astonished to know Gary Peters, in his own words, supports ‘many aspects’ of the Green New Deal. The radical plan would kill thousands of jobs and destroy the state’s economy. Understandably, Michigan voters are alarmed by this new information.”
Peters has come under heavy fire ever since a video surfaced of him sharing “You’re going to have Medicare for all down the road.”
Meanwhile, Republican political operative Ted Goodman said it should come as no great shock that voters have gravitated to the message James is spreading.
“No one should be surprised that John James – a successful businessman who has a track record of actually creating job – is leading a 30-year career-politician who has demonstrated incompetence when it comes to representing Michiganders,” he told the Daily Caller. “Peters supports Medicare-for-all, the Green New Deal and anything else that he thinks will impress the liberal donor class and radical left now in charge of his party.”
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