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| Are Democrats Breaking For Brown? |
| 2010-01-19 |
| A poll conducted Sunday night for Politico by InsiderAdvantage shows Scott Brown leading Martha Coakley 52-43. As one looks at the polls that have been released of late, there's a trend worth noting. Not only has Brown locked up his Republican base and taken a commanding lead among independent voters. But a growing number of Democrats seem to be shifting toward the Brown column. In this new survey, Brown wins Republicans 86-10 and independents 69-28. Among Democrats, Coakley's lead is just 71-24, meaning nearly one-in-four of those voters plans to cast a vote for the Republican. Compare that to other recent surveys: Research 2000/Daily Kos: 89-9 PPP: 77-19 ARG: 73-23 With word that the Obama operation is moving in to supplement Coakley's GOTV operation, there's a challenge for them beyond just the weather: find only those Democrats who plan to stick within their party tomorrow. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
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| Posted by: Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 2010-01-19 23:34 |
| #7 I , Rolfilius Dieter , am now a : German Citizen/Dutch : Christiania / Freelandia / Amsterdam as : Well ! |
| Posted by: Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 2010-01-19 23:34 |
| #6 Mass Dems hold all (10) congressional seats. Six of those were won via the 'uncontested' route. |
| Posted by: Tom- Pa 2010-01-19 15:34 |
| #5 New Jersey, Virginia, and maybe Massachusetts. I think a strong message is being sent to Washington. It would be stronger if Brown wins. Hoping he wins. Time to clean house (and Senate). Barney Frank is up for re-election in 2010. It is a good time for the citizens of Massachusetts to re-think what a jerk he is. Come on do the yourselves and the rest of the country a service and Bwawney. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-01-19 15:23 |
| #4 I have such great respect for the voters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Teddy, Kerry, Bawney, etc.) that I figure if Brown wins it will because his old hunky photo spread in some magazine garners him an unusually high percentage of the gay male and cougar vote. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-01-19 14:05 |
| #3 Dem GOTV picking up Brown supporters and dumping them in the Charles River. Racist Dem GOTV picking up Brown supporters and leaving White ones to freeze on the street. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-01-19 13:52 |
| #2 Dem GOTV picking up Brown supporters A Democratic operative familiar with Martha Coakley and the DSCC's massive get-out-the-vote operation says that outreach workers in and around Boston have been stunned by the number of Democrats and Obama supporters who are waving them off, saying they'll vote for Scott Brown. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2010-01-19 13:16 |
| #1 I think a lot of Massachusetts residents are expressing their frustration by telling pollsters they will vote for Brown, but I think most of them will end up voting Democrat - their gut hatred of the very word 'Republican' will prevent them from voting the way their rational mind would direct them. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-01-19 12:49 |