Poll has Martha Coakley, Charlie Baker in dead heat (Massachusetts)

[DonViejo]

By Michael Levenson | GLOBE STAFF JULY 17, 2014

Democrat Martha Coakley has seen her edge over Republican Charlie Baker nearly erased in the last several weeks and is now virtually tied with Baker in a potential general-election matchup, according to a new Boston Globe poll.

Coakley leads Baker 39 percent to 36 percent in a hypothetical November contest. The 3-point edge is within the survey’s margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Four weeks ago, Coakley held a nine-point advantage over Baker. The gap between the two is now the narrowest it has been in the seven weeks since the Globe began polling.

The poll also examined a range of crime- and gun-related issues, and found that 62 percent of likely voters support US Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Twenty-nine percent said they oppose Holder’s decision.

Democrats were almost evenly split on the question, with 48 percent supporting Holder’s choice and 46 percent opposing it. Republicans, at 86 percent to 14 percent, and independents, at 70 percent to 26 percent, were more solidly in favor of the federal push for the death penalty for Tsarnaev.

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[msongs]

1. coakley is a proven loser. dems in MA must be nuts to run her nt

[DonViejo]

2. How do you suggest we stop her from seeking the nomination of the Party?...

She announced she wanted the position and gathered the signatures to have her name placed on the ballot. The primary hasn't been held yet, there are two other Dems in the race:

Steven Grossman, Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, former Chairman of the DNC and former Chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party

Donald Berwick, former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and former President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

and here's a list of folks that said, "no, no, no, no"

Suzanne M. Bump, Massachusetts State Auditor (running for re-election)[9]
Mike Capuano, U.S. Representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 (running for re-election)[10]
Mo Cowan, former U.S. Senator[11]
Joseph Curtatone, Mayor of Somerville[12]
Robert DeLeo, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[13]
Barney Frank, former U.S. Representative[14]
Therese Murray, President of the Massachusetts Senate[15][16]
Tim Murray, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and former Mayor of Worcester[17]
Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts[18]
Deval Patrick, incumbent Governor of Massachusetts[1][2]
Rick Sullivan, Chief of Staff to Governor Deval Patrick, former State Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs and former Mayor of Westfield[19]

[VirginiaTarheel]

4. Foolish Dems who nominated her

Everyone knows she is a bad candidate.

[DonViejo]

5. Well, duh! She doesn't have the nomination yet, so, your

attempt at ridiculing and belittling MA Dems is bull shit, pure and simple.

[bigdarryl]

3. Can't believe the dems in Mass. are possibly going to nominate her

To loose another election.WTF!!!!

[Justice]

6. Martha is a horrible candidate. Need Steve Grossman to run against Baker

Steve Grossman is an actual successful businessman and now state treasurer

He is the only one to run against Baker that could negate the whole, I am a businessman and could run the commonwealth meme.