While Biden is leading Trump in Michigan by about 8 percentage points in the latest Detroit News-WDIV poll, Detroit Clerk Janice Winfrey warned at a Thursday news conference that her projection of 50% turnout in the city, while above 2016's turnout of 48.6%, is disappointing. They will be joined at the Detroit stop by legendary Motown singer Stevie Wonder, who is expected to perform. Biden is leading or tied in the polls in key states that the president won four years ago, including Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.īiden and former President Barack Obama, meanwhile, are countering with Saturday afternoon drive-in campaign rallies in the predominantly Black cities of Flint and Detroit. Michigan's 16 electoral votes remain critical for Trump to win a second term since political analysts say he has a narrow path of states to get to 270 electoral votes. It’s very important for Michigan that we win," Trump said at Friday's rally. in Grand Rapids, where he ended his 2016 campaign in the wee hours of Election Day and predicted victory. rally in Traverse City and a final campaign stop at 10:30 p.m. Sunday rally in Macomb County's Washington Township, followed Monday by a 5:30 p.m. Trump's campaign, meanwhile, announced Friday that the president would be stopping three more times in Michigan during the final three days of the campaign. The Republican incumbent also slammed Democratic rival Joe Biden for his stances on trade policy and saying a "dark winter" is ahead because of COVID-19. The president's comments at a rally in Oakland County came the same day Michigan set a record for confirmed cases in a week for a third time this month and a day after state health officials announced restrictions aimed at stemming surges of the virus. Waterford Township - President Donald Trump continued ramped-up campaign efforts in Michigan on Friday while doubling down on his claims that the United States is "rounding the corner" in its fight against COVID-19. View Gallery: President Donald Trump rally in Waterford Township
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