Senate poll: Coakley up 15 points (health care, voters, campaign, Democrats)

[SLCPUNK]

Democrat Martha Coakley, buoyed by her durable statewide popularity, enjoys a solid, 15-percentage-point lead over Republican rival Scott Brown as the race for US Senate enters the homestretch, according to a new Boston Globe poll of likely voters.

Coakley’s lead grows to 17 points - 53 percent to 36 percent - when undecideds leaning toward a candidate are included in the tally. The results indicate that Brown has a steep hill to climb to pull off an upset in the Jan. 19 election. Indeed, the poll indicated that nearly two-thirds of Brown’s supporters believe Coakley will win.

Health care, the economy, and taxes and spending are the most important issues for voters, who trust Coakley more to handle every one. Even on taxes and spending - which have been central to Brown’s campaign - 42 percent of voters said they trust Coakley, compared with 37 percent for Brown.

Senate poll: Coakley up 15 points - The Boston Globe

[Mike from back east]

. . . glad that I didn't send any money to the organization which sent me a fear-gram stating that Coakley was on thin ice . .

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Supporters of Scott Brown are saying that the poll showing Coakley winning is a result of "liberal media bias". What else is new?

[AeroGuyDC]

Hidden deep in the article is the key to understanding this for those who haven't paid attention to politics for the last 38 years:

"...Massachusetts has not sent a Republican to the Senate since Edward Brooke’s reelection in 1972."

[allydriver]

Could get interesting.

Public Policy Polling: Toss up in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Senate race is now a toss up.

Buoyed by a huge advantage with independents and relative disinterest from Democratic voters in the state, Republican Scott Brown leads Martha Coakley 48-47

As is pretty predictable I see a lot of folks writing off our poll because the Boston Globe poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire, has to be more accurate than ours because it was paid for by a newspaper and conducted by a college

[parfleche]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

. . . glad that I didn't send any money to the organization which sent me a fear-gram stating that Coakley was on thin ice . .

yeah we did that on purpose and it worked beyond our wildest dreams.

[SLCPUNK]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

Supporters of Scott Brown are saying that the poll showing Coakley winning is a result of "liberal media bias". What else is new?

Republicans are the classic bullies: Push push push, but when they get it back they all become victims. Palin was a pro at it, and so are most of he supporters here.

[padcrasher]

The media pulls this stunt where they make as many races as they can seem close. It builds interest and increases viewership. Their latest storyline is that everything is going downhill for Democrats. IMO you'll see see many of their horse races fall apart as election day approaches and the pollling numbers firm up. The GOP can also kiss Dodd's seat in CT goodbye...It will never happen.

[sanrene]

The Democrat PPP poll has Brown by 1. Another poll, the Boston Herald reportedly has Coakley by 1.

Let's delve a bit into the globe numbers.

In the PPP survey, 44 percent of those polled were Democrats and 39 percent were independents, while the Globe had Democrats outnumbering independents by a nearly 4-to-1 margin, or 56 percent to 15 percent.

Now, I do believe that Independents make up HALF the registered voters in Mass. So a 4-1 margin is a bit much. The Globe only polled 81 Indies.

The PPP has Brown winning big with Indies, the Globe has them about tied.

The PPP also is showing tremendous apathy among democrats - which is a really good thing and if it turns out that democrats stay home, Brown has a chance.

[allydriver]

Originally Posted by padcrasher

The media pulls this stunt where they make as many races as they can seem close. It builds interest and increases viewership. Their latest storyline is that everything is going downhill for Democrats. IMO you'll see see many of their horse races fall apart as election day approaches and the pollling numbers firm up. The GOP can also kiss Dodd's seat in CT goodbye...It will never happen.

The Boston Globe has Coakley(D) up by 15 points, but hey don't let stop you from