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demmiblue

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14. Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan

Reply to Indygram (Original post)

Thu Jul 4, 2019, 11:31 AM

Jul 2019

Washington — Republican Rep. Justin Amash could play spoiler for the presidential race in Michigan, with his potential bid luring independent voters from the Democratic candidate in 2020, according to a new statewide survey.

The poll conducted last week of 600 likely Michigan voters and released to The Detroit News and WDIV-TV pitted Amash, a libertarian Republican who endorses impeaching Trump, in a hypothetical three-way White House race against Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

he ran as a third-party Libertarian, while Biden received 45 percent and Trump 39 percent. Six percent were undecided.

The poll, conducted May 28-30, had a margin of error of plus-minus 4 percentage points.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/05/amash-presidential-bid-hurts-biden-michigan/1331256001/

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Potential impact on 2020 if Justin Amash runs as Independent after leaving GOP [View all] Indygram Jul 2019 OP

first thing I worried about when I read the headlines this morning. n/t MBS Jul 2019 #1

Amash is more likely to run as a Libertarian. PoliticAverse Jul 2019 #2

I don't think his running would hurt Democrats. Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #3

My biggest concern for Democrats is Health Care because Indygram Jul 2019 #4

I'd bet on Elizabeth Warren Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #5

I really hope they all walk it back because this is a CRUCIAL issue for me and many others Indygram Jul 2019 #6

Well, I hope no matter what Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #9

Oh, I wouldn't Indygram Jul 2019 #13

I doubt that any candidate will ban private insurance karynnj Jul 2019 #7

I agree. Lonestarblue Jul 2019 #12

Every post-election analysis I've ever seen SCantiGOP Jul 2019 #8

Amash is a founding member of the Ultra Conservative House Freedom Caucus bluewater Jul 2019 #10

He left that caucus too Indygram Jul 2019 #15

A leapord doesn't change his spots though bluewater Jul 2019 #17

he left because they excuse Trump's corruption, not becsuse JI7 Jul 2019 #22

No chance he runs at all brooklynite Jul 2019 #11

Not true at all. Midwestocrat Jul 2019 #20

Potential Amash bid could hurt Biden in Michigan demmiblue Jul 2019 #14

If he runs as a Libertarian then I think would be a good thing for us. Give Pukes some options. nt UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #16

Yep. That's what that chart seems to show. bluewater Jul 2019 #18

If the Dems run Warren, Sanders, or Harris... Midwestocrat Jul 2019 #19

He won't get any Democratic votes DesertRat Jul 2019 #21

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