Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) warned donors last week that internal polling for her Senate campaign shows Harris is "underwater" in Michigan, according to a video clip obtained by our Stef Kight.
"I'm not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris in a place like Michigan," Slotkin said at a virtual fundraiser Wednesday with Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.).
Why it matters: Winning Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania is the vice president's simplest path to victory. If Trump sweeps the Sun Belt, he'd only need to pick off one of those Blue Wall states to win the election.
Between the lines: It's not unusual for campaigns to paint themselves as the polling underdog as a fundraising tactic.
RCP's polling average has Slotkin up 48% to 43%, and a recent New York Times/Siena poll also has her up by five points. Republicans have also raised the alarm about Democrats' 2:1 money advantage in the state.
But there are some signs the Senate race could be tightening — Republican internal polling shows the candidates are statistically tied, according to a source familiar with the matter.
