Poll: Midwestern Senate Dems leading GOP opponents by double-digits

Midwestern Senate Democrats are leading their GOP rivals by double-digits in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, according to new polls by NBC/Marist. 

Democratic Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Tina Smith of Minnesota all lead their Republican opponents by significant margins in the polls. 

Polling gave Baldwin a lead over both of her possible GOP opponents, Kevin Nicholson and Leah Vukmir.

She leads Nicholson 54 to 39 and Vukmir 55 to 38 among likely voters who were polled.

Stabenow leads her potential Republican rivals, John James and Sandy Pensler 55 to 37 percent and 52 percent to 37 percent, respectively.

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Smith leads her GOP challenger Karin Housley 49 percent to 35 percent in a general election pairing, the poll found. 

The NBC/Marist poll results emerge as speculation increases over the fate of Midwestern Democrats in states that went to President Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Analysts have speculated over whether moderate Democrats can take back states that went red.

Trump won Michigan with 16 electoral votes in 2016, sweeping a state that went to former President Obama in 2012. He won Wisconsin, which Obama also won in 2012, with 10 electoral votes.

Though Trump did not take Minnesota, he lost by a very narrow margin of 1.5 percent.

The NBC/Marist polls surveyed registered voters between July 15-19. The margin of error for the 886 registered voters in Michigan is 3.9 percent, 4 percent for the 876 registered voters in Minnesota, and 3.8 percent for the 906 registered voters in Wisconsin.

-Updated 7:18 p.m.