Poll shocker: Scott Brown surges ahead in Senate race

[babsbunny]

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1225720

By Jessica Van Sack
Friday, January 15, 2010 - Updated 10h ago

Riding a wave of opposition to Democratic health-care reform, GOP upstart Scott Brown is leading in the U.S. Senate race, raising the odds of a historic upset that would reverberate all the way to the White House, a new poll shows.

Although Brown’s 4-point lead over Democrat Martha Coakley is within the Suffolk University/7News survey’s margin of error, the underdog’s position at the top of the results stunned even pollster David Paleologos.

[bemildred]

1. Bullshit.

"Yellow cake! Yellow cake!"

[stray cat]

2. Some DUers should be happy - maybe he can maintain the status quo for health care

and prevent any changes

[alstephenson]

3. PLEASE, MA Dems, get out and vote! PLEASE! eom

[hlthe2b]

7. + 1 Trillion Bazillion, Brazillians

[elocs]

4. I think we have already heard this "poll-shocker" several times today.

There's nothing new about it.

[RBInMaine]

5. This is Boston Herald right wing bullshit. She is ahead in Research2000 by 8 points. Fuck them!

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

19. and I have been calling 7News "the Boston Herald of TV"

for years. :eyes:

[HughMoran]

6. This poll was discussed all day here

Why repost it now?

[graywarrior]

8. STOP IT!

It is not true! God damn it!

[hlthe2b]

11. I realize there are issues with this poll, but neither Nate Silver nor

Stu Rothenberg have discounted it.... I say if it gets our people to call, donate, and get others out the vote, why fight it?

[graywarrior]

12. It got them at the rally today.

People are FIRED UP! I got home tonight and had a message from President Obama ordering me to get out and vote and take 10 people with me. I'm scared not to.

[hlthe2b]

13. good to hear, graywarrior... very good.

[pnwmom]

9. No shock and NOT A SURGE. It's a TIE.

Any results within the margin of error means it's a tie. It just as likely could have gone the other way.

[truthfirst]

10. That is unbelievable.

[DevonRex]

14. Already posted over and over again. nt

[Jamel]

15. They're going to steal it

Easily Hacked Diebold Systems to Decide 'Toss-Up' U.S. Senate Special Election in MA on Tuesday

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7650

[Ian David]

16. Phonebank from home for Martha Coakley- Stop Scott Brown!

Phonebank from home for Martha Coakley- Stop Scott Brown!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x33906

[Nikki Stone1]

17. It's not a shocker; it's the health insurance bill. And 4% is within the margin of error

They're about even right now. Coakley needs to take a stand AGAINST the insurance bill.

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

20. Yup. and if she did she would lose for sure.

Mass. residents are polling in favor of HCR.

[rgbecker]

18. Here's Realclearpolitics on that race:

Massachusetts Senate - Special Election
Polling Data
Poll Date Sample Brown (R) Coakley (D) Spread
PJM/CrossTarget (R) 1/14 - 1/14 946 LV 54 39 Brown +15
Blue Mass Group/R2000 (D) 1/12 - 1/13 500 LV 41 49 Coakley +8
Suffolk/7News 1/11 - 1/13 500 LV 50 46 Brown +4
Rasmussen Reports 1/11 - 1/11 1000 LV 47 49 Coakley +2
PPP (D) 1/7 - 1/9 744 LV 48 47 Brown +1
Rasmussen Reports 1/4 - 1/4 500 LV 41 50 Coakley +9
Boston Globe 1/2 - 1/6 554 LV 36 53 Coakley +17
Suffolk 11/4 - 11/8 600 RV 27 58 Coakley +31
Western NE College 10/18 - 10/22 342 LV 32 58 Coakley +26
Suffolk 9/12 - 9/15 500 RV 24 54 Coakley +30



http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/ma/massachusetts_senate_special_election-1144.html