Trump campaign halts new ad buys in Michigan
President Trump’s reelection campaign has halted new ad buys in Michigan in recent days as polling shows former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, with a widening lead in the state.
Trump’s recent withdrawal from the airwaves in Michigan came as his campaign shifted advertising dollars to other battlegrounds like Iowa. The move was first reported on Wednesday by The New York Times. According to The Times’ report, Biden has more than tripled Trump’s TV ad spending in Michigan over the last month.
Nearly every public survey out of Michigan in recent months shows Biden with a significant lead over Trump, and he currently holds an 8-point advantage in the most recent FiveThirtyEight polling average. The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, currently has Michigan in its “Lean Democrat” column.
Beyond polling, however, Trump has often put himself at odds with Michigan state officials, including Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D). In May, he threatened to withhold federal funding from Michigan after Benson announced that the state would send mail-in ballot applications to all of its registered voters. And he has been particularly critical of Whitmer for her handling of the coronavirus pandemic in her state.
Trump is also facing headwinds in other battleground states, including his adopted home state of Florida, which The Cook Political Report moved into the Lean Democrat column on Tuesday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/509548-trump-campaign-halts-new-ad-buys-in-michigan
= new reply since forum marked as read
