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Dick DeVos Virtually Even in Michigan Governor Race
A poll published Sunday shows the race for Michigan governor is about even. In the poll of 803 likely voters by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, 46 percent of voters said they'd back Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm if the election were held today, while 44 percent would back Republican challenger Dick DeVos and 10 percent were undecided. A Selzer poll in July showed DeVos, with 47 percent, apparently leading Granholm, with 42 percent. Eight percent were undecided, and 3 percent were counted as "other." Michigan is a closely watched state as Democrats try to hold and win governorships and try to wrest control of Congress.
"We assume we'll be behind the entire fall," said John Truscott, a DeVos campaign spokesman. "We're the challenger to an incumbent. We're pretty satisfied with where we are."
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Granholm campaign spokesman Chris De Witt said the poll shows that DeVos' recent ad campaign critical of the governor's ability to bring Michigan jobs has "failed to convince voters he's the kind of leader the state needs or wants." The latest poll, conducted Monday through Wednesday for the Detroit Free Press and Detroit television station WDIV, had a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. The election is Nov. 7.
© 2006 Associated Press.
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