The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Michigan shows that New York Senator Hillary Clinton leads all challengers in the race for the state’s Electoral College votes. At the same time, the poll shows voters are less than thrilled with the performance of Governor Jennifer Granholm.

Clinton leads Rudy Giuliani in Michigan by nine points (47% to 38%) and holds a thirteen point margin over Thompson (50% to 37%). Those margins are unchanged since August. Two other Republicans, John McCain and Mitt Romney, have gained a bit of ground but still trail Clinton by seven.

Clinton is viewed favorably by 54%, a figure none of the Republicans can match in Michigan. Giuliani and McCain each get positive reviews from 49% of the state’s voters, Romney from 46%, and Thompson from 42%. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Michigan voters know that Romney’s father was once Governor of their state. Only 16%, however, say that’s more likely to make them vote for the younger Romney.

Just 29% of voters say that Governor Granholm is doing a good or an excellent job while 42% give her poor marks. Twenty-six percent (26%) are in the middle and say she’s doing a fair job. A troubling number for the Governor is the fact that just 44% of Democrats give her good or excellent marks. Another worrisome indicator is that 50% of unaffiliated voters say she’s doing a poor job.

By a 42% to 36% margin, Michigan voters say they trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the state’s economic problems. A plurality, 43%, of unaffiliated voters say that they don’t trust either party on the economic issues. Nationally, Democrats are trusted more than Republicans on a whole range of issues tracked by Rasmussen Reports.

Forty-two percent (42%) of Michigan voters say labor unions are good for the economy while 32% take the opposite view. Republicans, by a 2-to-1 margin, say unions are bad for the economy. Democrats, by a 3-to-1 margin, say the unions are good.

Just 34% of Michigan voters say free trade is good for the economy while 40% say the opposite. Nationally, voters are a bit more positive about the impact of free trade. In Michigan, 49% of Republicans say free trade is good while 45% of Democrats take the opposite view.

The poll was conducted in partnership with Fox Television Stations, Inc.

Nationally, Hillary Clinton currently leads all Republican Presidential hopefuls in general election match-ups. She also hold a dominant lead in national polling for the Democratic Presidential nomination, is seen as the most electable Democrat, and is ahead in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida.

There is no clear Republican frontrunner. Giuliani leads the national polls, Thompson is seen as the most conservative candidate, and Romney leads in Iowa.

Rasmussen Reports released Election 2008 state polls today for Ohio, North Carolina, and Illinois.

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