If those approval numbers are accurate (which they may not be, Michigan pollsters after all) then Snyder will be in real trouble once Schauer gets more name recognition.
Nah. Engler's approvals were consistently in the dumps, and he won in landslides in 1994 and 1998. Same with Granholm in 2006.
I'd probably call Granholm's 2006 reelection a near-landslide, since she only got 56% of the vote.
Anyway, Michigan seems to have a habit of reelecting unpopular governors.
Tough state to govern due to an economy in depression since the 1970s.