Hillary Clinton holds a five-point lead over Donald Trump in Michigan, according to a new poll by Emerson College.
Clinton leads, 45-40, with Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson at 7 percent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein at 3 percent among likely Michigan voters.
A previous Michigan poll, conducted by Suffolk University, shows Clinton holding a similar lead, 44-37, in the state.
The Emerson College poll was conducted Aug. 25-28 through an automated survey of landline phones only. The survey included 800 likely Michigan general election voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percent.
TPM’s PollTracker Average for Michigan shows Clinton leading Trump, 44 to 38.9.
On average, RCP still has HRC up by 8.2
Lookin’ good, Madame President…