Biden holds 11 point lead over Trump in Michigan: poll

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading President Trump in the critical swing state of Michigan by 11 points, roughly three weeks out from Election Day, according to a new Hill/Harris poll.

Fifty-four percent of voters said they supported Biden, while 43 percent said the same about Trump, according to the poll that was released exclusively to The Hill. 

The RealClearPolitics polling average shows Biden leading Trump in the state by 6.7 percentage points.

The president flipped Michigan four years ago, narrowly winning it over then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by less than a percentage point.

However, this state, along with a number of other battleground states Trump won in 2016, is now in play.

The Hill/Harris poll also showed Biden leading in Pennsylvania by 5 points, 51 percent to 46 percent. In Florida, the two candidates tied at 48 percent.

“President Trump has made a lot of progress in Florida and us closing in there but he has a lot of ground to make up in key Midwestern states,” said Hill/Harris polling director Mark Penn. “Biden is polling better with suburban and all-important older voters upset about the virus.”

“This time the Democrats see the Trump strategy and so far are blocking it to put back the blue wall,” he continued. “Trump has defied the odds before but these are some tough odds.”