From DetroitNews:

The Republicans go into the final days of the election campaign with sizable leads over Democrats for every statewide office, according to a Detroit News poll released Wednesday, with Rick Snyder getting strong support throughout the state and southeastern Michigan.

The numbers point to a possible GOP sweep of the governor, attorney general, secretary of state and Supreme Court races. Though the poll did not ask voters about legislative races, the Republican tide suggests Democratic control of the state House is also in play.

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“There is a Republican tide in Michigan,” said Richard Czuba, president of Glengariff Group Inc., which conducted the poll for The News and WDIV Local 4.

The state’s independent voters, who broke for the Democrats in 2006 and solidified that shift in the 2008 Obama victory, “are voting in unison with the Republicans” this year, he said.

Jason Fligger, an architecture intern who lives in Detroit, is part of the move to back Republicans. He said he was a big supporter of President Barack Obama and normally votes Democratic but will vote Tuesday for Snyder, who holds a 53 percent to 35 percent edge over Democrat Virg Bernero among likely voters, with 8 percent undecided.

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