{"id":800042,"date":"2021-09-21T21:59:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T01:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=800042"},"modified":"2021-09-21T21:59:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T01:59:33","slug":"poll-chief-james-craig-leads-gretchen-whitmer-by-6-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-chief-james-craig-leads-gretchen-whitmer-by-6-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Chief James Craig Leads Gretchen Whitmer By 6 Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpoll-chief-james-craig-leads-gretchen-whitmer-by-6-points%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=800042&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A Tuesday poll revealed that former Detroit Police Chief and Michigan gubernatorial candidate James Craig holds a six point lead over Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for the upcoming 2022 election.<\/p>\n<p>The Trafalgar Group\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thetrafalgargroup.org\/MI-Gov-Sept-Poll-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a> showed that Craig holds 50.2% of favorability among potential Michigan general election voters, while Whitmer stands at 44.4%. A smaller percentage of voters, 5.2%, were undecided.<\/p>\n<p>Over half of the voters surveyed, 53.45%, were affiliated with the Democratic Party, 35% with the Republican Party and the other 11% as Independent, according to the poll. An overwhelming majority, 81.6%, were white and over one-third fell between the ages of 45-64.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately a quarter of participants were 65 years or older, 14.2% 25-32 years, 13.8% ranging from 35-44 years and only 7.6% ranging from 18-24 years of age. The poll surveyed 1,097 respondents between Sept. 13-15 with a 2.96% margin of error and 1.46% response rate.<\/p>\n<p>The Trafalgar Group surveyed the participants through live calls, integrated voice responses, text messages, emails and two other public digital methods not shared publicly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/Polling-Methodology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to their site.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.8219178082192\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MIGovernor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MIGovernor<\/a> race \u2013 Possible \u201822 matchup has Craig leading Whitmer \u2013 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trafalgar_group?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@trafalgar_group<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/poll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#poll<\/a> of likely \u201822 MI statewide general election voters (conducted 9\/13-15).<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiefJECraigDPD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChiefJECraigDPD<\/a> 50.4%,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovWhitmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovWhitmer<\/a> 44.4%,<br \/>Undecided 5.2%,<\/p>\n<p>See Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xfr2pubmIg\">https:\/\/t.co\/xfr2pubmIg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OOkO4GBaKK\">pic.twitter.com\/OOkO4GBaKK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Trafalgar Group (@trafalgar_group) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trafalgar_group\/status\/1440356142748561418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Craig, a Republican, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/21\/former-detroit-police-chief-james-craig-michigan-governor-tucker-carlson-tonight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> his gubernatorial run on a July 21 segment of \u201cTucker Carlson Tonight,\u201d vowing to oppose the lockdown policies Whitmer imposed on the state and that he would defend \u201csmall businesses who are suffering through the pandemic.\u201d The former police chief added that he \u201cprotected and served\u201d the city of Detroit for 44 years.<\/p>\n<p>Craig launched his campaign during a Sept. 14 speech on Belle Isle, before being immediately disrupted by protesters with chants that the former police chief is \u201cfull of hate,\u201d The Detroit News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/09\/14\/detroit-police-chief-james-craig-enter-michigan-governor-race-republican\/8324307002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. Craig called the demonstrators \u201cpaid protesters\u201d and said Michigan State Police and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) should have prevented the demonstrators from interrupting the rally.<\/p>\n<p>Later that evening, Craig told Daily Caller co-founder and Fox News host Tucker Carlson that Whitmer needs to be held accountable for the incident, Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/michigan-candidate-james-craig-protesters-they-want-to-silence-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/21\/detroit-michigan-james-craig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Detroit Never Burned\u2019: Former Police Chief Touts Record In 2020 Riots As He Explores Running For Michigan Governor)&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know them very well, Tucker. I know them very well. Summer of Love 2020 they made it home in Detroit. They were disruptive, no surprises there. But I\u2019ve got to tell you, they want to silence me. They wanted me to leave Detroit last year. I said \u2018most of you need to leave.\u2019 These folks are from outside the city. And they come here, and they\u2019re not speaking for anybody in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe oversees the Michigan State Police and the Department of [Natural] Resources that covers the island. This is not accidental,\u201d Craig said.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer spokesman Bobby Leddy called Craig\u2019s statement a \u201cbaseless attack,\u201d claiming that the DNR reached out to his campaign to ensure that they had a proper permit and immediately dispatched law enforcement during the incident, according to Detroit News.<\/p>\n<p>Several months after implementing one of the strictest coronavirus restrictions in the country, Whitmer <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/05\/26\/governor-gretchen-whitmer-apologize-lockdowns-michigan-coronavirus-covid-19-stay-at-home-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defended<\/a> her state\u2019s strict stay-at-home orders that she issued in March 202o, arguing that the state lockdowns saved lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m never going to apologize for the fact that because there was a vacuum of leadership at the federal level, we had to take action to save people here in Michigan,\u201d the governor said in May of 2020. \u201cIt has not come without cost. I recognize that. I know a lot of people are stressed about the job they lost or the business that might not open. But there\u2019s also over 5,000 families that are mourning the loss of a loved one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/13\/michigan-governor-detroit-police-chief-james-craig-fox-work-for-people-public-service-black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig<\/a> has previously vowed to tackle crime in Michigan cities and ripped the \u201cdefund the police\u201d movement. He sued Black Lives Matter with claims that the organization \u201cendangered the lives\u201d of law enforcement and the public. Whitmer had previously said in June of 2020, that she supports the \u201cspirit\u201d of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/06\/11\/where-joe-bidens-vice-president-picks-stand-on-defunding-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defunding the police<\/a> but does not want to get rid of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tuesday poll revealed that former Detroit Police Chief and Michigan gubernatorial candidate James Craig holds a six point lead over Democratic Gov. 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