Brown Overtakes Coakley In Latest Polls
As the Emperor prepares for a last minute trip to Boston on Sunday in an effort to rescue the failing Democrat Martha Coakley from losing Dead TK’s seat, latest polling numbers show a shift in the lead.
The NBC affiliate in Boston, WHDH7, is reporting that Brown is leading the race with 50% of the vote compared to Coakley’s 46%. Keep in mind that Independent Joe Kennedy [1] is also getting 3% in that poll with 1% undecided.
Our exclusive 7NEWS/Suffolk University Poll shows Brown, with 50%, in front of Coakley with 46%. Independent Joe Kennedy gets 3% and just 1% is still undecided.
How quickly has this race turned around?
In November, Coakley was beating Brown by 31 percentage points. Now, Brown is up by 4% — a change of 35% in two months.
Suffolk Poll University pollster David Paleologos said, “Here’s how the race breaks down. Scott Brown wins among men, Martha Coakley among women. Democrats: Coakley. Republicans and Independents: Brown, by a wide, wide margin.”
One reason for Coakley’s collapse is her performance in debates. Nearly half of likely voters say they’ve seen one and asked who won — 41% say Brown, 25% Coakley.
And Coakley is not being helped by her pledge to help pass the Democrat’s national health care bill. Fifty-one percent of likely voters here say no to it while 36% say yes. Sixty-one percent think Washington can’t afford it.
Another surprise — The Kennedy family’s endorsement may have actually hurt Coakley. With 27% said it makes them less likely to vote for her… 20% more likely.
The Associated Press is also reporting the same polling numbers.
Pajamas Media on the other hand is reporting that Brown is up by 15 points in their independent polling. [2]
According to Pajamas Correspondent Roger Simon…
A new poll taken Thursday evening for Pajamas Media by CrossTarget – an Alexandria VA survey research firm – shows Scott Brown, a Republican, leading Martha Coakley, a Democrat, by 15.4% in Tuesday’s special election for the open Massachusetts US Senate seat. The poll of 946 likely voters was conducted by telephone using interactive voice technology (IVR) and has a margin of error of +/- 3.19%.
Some latest comments from Coakley probably are not helping matters. An estimated 39% of Massachusetts voters are Roman Catholic and as a Catholic myself, I can tell you that there are certain matters of current social policy that are in violation of what the Church teaches. Issues such as artificial birth control and abortion are first and foremost in my mind. Enter Martha Coakley’s personal stupidity…
Responding to a question about hospital workers opting out of taking part in certain procedures or counseling on artificial birth control Coakley had this to say when asked on a local radio program aired on WBSM AM1420…
You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn’t work in the emergency room.
The fact remains that Coakley is not the eloquent speaker Barack Obama is. Nor does it appear that she has any couth. She has stated that she would be the 60th vote for cloture if elected on a bill that a clear majority of Massachusetts voters reject. She has effectively alienated 39% of the voters of her state with her comments about not working in emergency rooms if they want to have their religious freedoms; a move that is sure to cause her to molt another several percentage points. I’m sure the voters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts don’t feel too at ease electing someone to the United States Senate who believes a person’s 1st Amendment freedom of religion is curtailed should they take a job working in a hospital’s emergency room.
As for the Emperor’s planned appearance on Sunday? Go for it Barry! I doubt you can help at this point. Another failure will show just how much weight your coat-tails are worth.
Making an appearance on a Sunday is risky enough. But the Sunday before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which happens to be the Sunday the NFL Divisional Playoff games are being held? Not a wise idea in my opinion. He failed in Copenhagen in his attempt to influence the International Olympic Committee to bring the games to Chicago. He failed in Copenhagen during a second trip to get an agreement on Global Warming. His economic policies are being proven every day to be a continuing failure. His Death Care bill is in danger of failure. Cap and Trade is on hold. The Porkulus which was supposed to keep unemployment from topping 8% allowed unemployment to top 10%. Nothing this guy has done, with the exception of his election, has succeeded.
So, GO FOR IT BARRY!
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