Posted: 01/10/10
Democrat Martha Coakley is leading Republican Scott Brown by 50 percent to 35 percent in the race to fill the seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, according to a Boston Globe poll of likely voters conducted Jan. 2-6.
Nine percent are undecided and 5 percent are supporting an independent candidate. The results contradict two recent polls that had the race closer or tied.
The special election matching up Coakley, the state's attorney general, and Brown, a state senator, is scheduled for Jan. 19.
The Globe said that when undecided voters who are leaning one way or another are added to the mix, Coakley's lead grows to 53 percent to 36 percent. Nearly two-thirds of Brown's supporters believe the Democrat will win.
A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 4 had a single digit lead. A Public Policy Polling survey conducted Jan. 7-9 had the two candidates statistically tied.
Some Republicans were hoping that Scott Brown would win this race which could torpedo Democratic health care reform.
source: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/10/democrat-coakley-opens-big-lead-in-massachusetts-senate-race/
Subscribe to the Rightardia feed: feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/IGiu
Netcraft rank: 4217 http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://rightardia.blogspot.com
Powered by ScribeFire.
No comments:
Post a Comment