Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden Joe BidenJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Trump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally Special counsel investigating DeVos for potential Hatch Act violation: report MORE leads President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE in the battleground state of Michigan, according to a new poll.

The former vice president has an 8-point lead over Trump, with 49 percent support from Michigan registered voters compared to Trump’s 41 percent support, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.

Trump narrowly won Michigan in 2016, and it’s one of several key states the Democratic National Committee has announced it is focussing on as part of its “Battleground Build Up 2020 program.”

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The same poll found that 63 percent of Michigan voters said they approve of the job Gretchen Whitmer Gretchen WhitmerCoronavirus lockdowns work Michigan resident puts toilet on front lawn with sign 'Place mail in ballots here' Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election MORE (D) is doing as governor, and 35 percent said they disapprove.

Just 47 percent of Michigan voters said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president, and 51 percent said they disapprove.

Trump last week defended protestors in Michigan demonstrating against Whitmer’s statewide stay-at-home order that shutters nonessential businesses and limits social gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump tweeted calls to “liberate” Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia, three 2020 battleground states with Democratic governors.

Biden confirmed earlier this month that he’s considering Whitmer as a potential running mate. He has committed to choosing a woman to put on the ticket.

In the Fox News poll, a Biden-Whitmer ticket beat a Trump-Vice President Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceGardner signals support for taking up Supreme Court nominee this year Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE ticket, though Whitmer on the ticket did not add to Biden’s lead over Trump in Michigan. The Democratic ticket had 49 percent support, and the incumbent Republicans had 43 percent support, based on the poll.

The Fox News poll surveyed 801 Michigan voters and was conducted between April 18-21. There is a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.