New Michigan poll has Biden in the lead with support from former third-party and non-voters

A new poll of likely Michigan voters shows former Vice President Joe Biden beating President Trump in the state by 3 percentage points, 49 percent to 46 percent.

The Crooked Media/Change Research poll shows half of Biden's lead in a hypothetical November showdown comes from those who either didn't vote in 2016, or voted third party. Trump notably won Michigan in 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton 47.5 percent to 47.3 percent.

Voters who were undecided for the 2020 presidential election said they trusted Biden over Trump on nearly all matters, aside from managing economic recovery and helping small businesses recover.

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Meanwhile, Trump is headed to Michigan on Thursday to visit a Ford auto plant amid his ongoing feud over his handling of the coronavirus and mail-in voting with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D).

The poll was conducted online between May 11 and May 17 and included 3,070 likely Michigan voters. The margin of error was 1.9 percentage points. See more results at Change Research.