DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – With less than three weeks to go until Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary election, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Haley Stevens holds a nearly 7-percentage-point lead over rival Abdul El-Sayed.

A new statewide poll of Democratic primary voters shows growing support for the sitting congresswoman after State Sen. Mallory McMorrow exited the race last week.

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The Detroit News/WDIV-TV poll, released Wednesday, surveyed 500 likely Democratic primary voters from July 8-11. The Glengariff Group, which conducted the poll, found 48.2% backing Stevens and 41.4% supporting El-Sayed. Ten percent of voters were undecided. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

The poll follows last week’s debate between the two candidates, which took place just days after McMorrow’s exit from the race.

In addition, the poll results come a day after a viral video featuring Stevens during a recent campaign stop.

“I am going to be working on our behalf. I am going to be telling the stories on our behalf. And you better believe I’m going to bring it with a little bit of enthusiasm, a little bit of energy and a little bit of stick-it-to-them,” Stevens said.

She added, “Because that’s the Michigan way, right?”

 

Critics questioned her delivery, style and voice. The Blaze called it “painful” and “cringeworthy,” while others compared her delivery to Matt Foley, a character made famous by the late Chris Farley on Saturday Night Live.

Mike Rogers is running unopposed in the Republican primary. He will face the winner of the Aug. 4 Democratic primary in November.