You read it correctly. Despite the Democratic Party running the state of Michigan into the ground for the last twenty years and the current Great Recession hobbling the state further it seemed like almost an impossibility for a Republican to win a statewide race in Michigan. However, in the race to replace outgoing terrible Governor Jennifer Granholm a Republican has taken a wide lead in that state's race.
This polling has been done by several local news organizations, including the Detroit Free Press. While this would lead to the poll to be less accurate than national firms it still appears that the numbers are at least fairly reliable. According to this poll there are some surprising results [warning, PDF file]:
Barack Obama job approval
Favor: 43%
Disfavor: 57%
Jennifer Granholm favorability:
Favor: 35%
Disfavor: 58%
Not surprisingly, Granholm is one of the most unpopular Governors in the country. This poll is slightly suspect in that they polled 4% more Republicans than Democrats even though Michigan is one of the most Democratic states in the country. This trend has continued considering that many middle-class Republicans and conservative Independents fled the state during the last 20 years.
As for the race for Governor:
Snyder (R): 49%
Bernero (D) 29%
Other/und: 22%
You can see the very high number or undecided or third-party voters. It appears that even though many, many voters are tired of the Democrats' terrible policies they are unwilling to throw all of their support behind Snyder. Bernero also runs negative favorability-- something that Snyder does not have.
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