A win by Donald Trump in the traditionally blue state of Michigan will put him in the White House, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday.
In the final days of the presidential campaign, Mr. Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton are making several visits to Michigan, which hasn’t voted Republican since 1988.
“If we win a state like Michigan … it’s all over,” Mr. Priebus said on ABC’s “This Week.”
He called the race in Michigan “an absolute toss-up.”
The Real Clear Politics rolling average of recent polls in Michigan show Mrs. Clinton with a 4-percentage point lead over Mr. Trump, 45 percent to 41 percent. The poll average included Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson at 5 percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein at 1.5 percent.
The race has tightened significantly. Mrs. Clinton had a double-digit lead in the state in late October.
Mrs. Clinton and President Obama are scheulded to make separate campaign stops Monday in Michigan.
Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta said on the same show that Mrs. Clinton is on offense in Michigan. He said a win in Michigan and Nevada, although polls show Mr. Trump ahead in the Silver state, would guarantee Mrs. Clinton a return trip to the White House.
“We’re going where the votes are. We’re going to finish strong. We feel good about Michigan,” said Mr. Podesta.
• S.A. Miller can be reached at smiller@washingtontimes.com.
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