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Shocking poll: Brown leads in Mass.
The Washington Examiner ^ | January 9, 2010 | David Freddoso

Posted on 01/10/2010 7:20:17 AM PST by Scanian

Don't look now, but Republican Scott Brown leads Democrat Martha Coakley by one point, 48 to 47 percent, in Public Policy Polling's new poll of the January 19 special Senate election in Massachusetts.

Brown is benefiting from depressed Democratic interest in the election and a huge lead among independents for his surprisingly strong standing. Those planning to vote in the special election only report having voted for Barack Obama in 2008 by a 16 point margin, in contrast to his actual 26 point victory in the state.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 2010polls; apathy; coakley; democrats; freddoso; ma2010; marthacoakley; massachusetts; ppublicpolicypoll; scottbrown
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To: Scanian

BTTT


21 posted on 01/10/2010 7:45:21 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: Scanian

Still stealable.


22 posted on 01/10/2010 7:46:27 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Scanian

As Stalin put it, it doesn’t matter who votes. It only matters who counts the votes.


23 posted on 01/10/2010 7:46:57 AM PST by SeeSharp
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To: Scanian

http://www.unh.edu/survey-center/news/pdf/bg_2010-jan10.pdf


24 posted on 01/10/2010 7:50:11 AM PST by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: y6162
From what I read in the Herald, it's not Coupe Deval's office that needs storming, it is that of Secretary of State Bill Galvin. Sources at his office say the certification of the winner (if it is Brown) will be February 20 (Coakley would probably be certified January 20).

Galvin's up for reelection in November:

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/

http://www.billgalvin.org/

I've let him know that we are watching, hopefully other Mass. voters will do the same. Secretary of State is often a 'skipped' ballot question. Enough angry people focusing on it could cost him his job.
25 posted on 01/10/2010 7:50:18 AM PST by LostInBayport (When the riders in the cart outnumber those pulling the cart, the cart stops moving. My back hurts.)
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To: SeeSharp

It’s going to take much more than 1 point to overcome all of the dead voters and revoters that the vote counters will include.


26 posted on 01/10/2010 7:50:54 AM PST by GulchBound (Who owns you?)
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To: melancholy

That’s an interesting point. Forget what Deval Patrick decides to do, there’s nothing stopping Coakley from delaying certification by filing suit, even if the Scott’s margin is insurmountable.

Sigh. Man, the quest for power is a depressing game sometimes.


27 posted on 01/10/2010 7:57:16 AM PST by GOP_Resurrected
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To: LostInBayport
Secretary of State is often a 'skipped' ballot question.

Not by the Soros machine.

28 posted on 01/10/2010 7:58:58 AM PST by melancholy (Stop USA change, destroy the 0b0z0ne layer!)
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To: taildragger; fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued

You’re not looking at internals. The Rasmussen poll and the PPP poll are much closer than that when you do. Rasmussen has him down by two with people who are definitely going to vote.

The Globe poll says it’s a poll of ‘Randomly selected likely voters’, but it’s not only suspicious, but it’s old, having been conducted Jan 2 through Jan 6.

Both Rasmussen and PPP have Scott winning independents by huge numbers and a sky-high favorable rating. PPP has it higher than McDonnell’s was in VA the day before he won by 17 points. Rasmussen’s approval index for Scott is +20 while Coakley’s are -2.

The data is screaming that Scott Brown is going to win this thing. Myself, I’m not making any predictions, but to those of you who think the Dems are going to cheat their way out of this, I have one question: Do you think they just decided NOT to try and cheat their way to victory in NJ???

People also do themselves a disservice by discounting what PPP has to say simply because they are a Dem polling outfit. I’ve found their work to be quite accurate most of the time. They borked NY23 during the weekend that Scozzafava dropped out, but check their numbers on McDonnell and Christie before you label them worthless. One of the candidates dropping out in the middle of the poll can skew the hell out of the numbers, so I’m inclined to give them a pass there.


29 posted on 01/10/2010 7:59:57 AM PST by perfect_rovian_storm (The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
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To: Scanian
The good people of the Kennedy Camelot province Taxachusetts will not elect a republican to the U.S. Senate. No way, no how.

It would be very cool if they did (even if it were a RINO like Brown), but they won't.

But if they did, it would send shockwaves through the Country and bode well for the 2010 elections.

30 posted on 01/10/2010 8:01:15 AM PST by PackerBoy (Just my opinion ....)
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To: Scanian

Doesn’t matter. We’re talking ACORN voter fraud, DemonRat handout-pass around money, Demon Rat district count fraud! These communists will NEVER allow Coakley (the slut!) to lose! May she rot in hell for what she did to Gerald Amirault!!!!!!!


31 posted on 01/10/2010 8:04:15 AM PST by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: 11th Commandment

“Can Massachusetts fire another “SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD”?”

The Boston Tea Party - April 15, 2009

http://www.flickr.com/photos/real_bostonian/sets/72157616871560884/show/


32 posted on 01/10/2010 8:04:19 AM PST by Sparky1776
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To: Scanian

The only chance the democRat party has of surviving is to lose their majority in either the House or the Senate.


33 posted on 01/10/2010 8:04:30 AM PST by gitmo (FR vs DU: n4mage vs DUmage)
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To: GOP_Resurrected

Delaying tactics are many; however; if you extrapolate the ACORNing to the ‘10 general election, I believe that we can’t tolerate becoming an 0Banana Republic.


34 posted on 01/10/2010 8:04:36 AM PST by melancholy (Stop USA change, destroy the 0b0z0ne layer!)
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To: Scanian

Nonsense. ACORN and SEIU thugs will ensure that the Boston vote for Coakley is 138%.


35 posted on 01/10/2010 8:05:38 AM PST by pabianice
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To: GOP_Resurrected

Funny, but I’ve never looked at it as a quest for power. I always looked at it as doing the right things for my country. DemonRats desire power, I just desire a free country where we do the right things.


36 posted on 01/10/2010 8:07:11 AM PST by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: Ballygrl

Very good point. Their poll started January 2nd!

They’re bringing Clinton in, they’re worried.

Go Scott.


37 posted on 01/10/2010 8:14:17 AM PST by Dayvester
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To: bwc2221

Methinks you are 100% spot on correct there.


38 posted on 01/10/2010 8:14:51 AM PST by stentorian conservative (Obama is sinking the boat that was built to stay afloat.)
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To: LS
I would not believe a POLL from PPP a Dem party operated
POLL fraud group or the Boston Globe a dem party propaganda outlet !
39 posted on 01/10/2010 8:16:26 AM PST by ncalburt (San Fran Nan , Your Harvey Milk was gunned down by a fellow Dem-RAT)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm
to those of you who think the Dems are going to cheat their way out of this, I have one question: Do you think they just decided NOT to try and cheat their way to victory in NJ???

Good and fair question.

The RATs risk assessment of upsetting the angry voters, getting investigated (think ACORN publicity) and being discovered isn't worth the risk for an election of a governor.

The 60 Th vote in the Senate is worth cheating and an investigation. If nothing else, an investigation will delay seating Brown for the crucial HC and 0b0z0's agenda votes.

I put myself in their shoes (stinky! LOL) and I would take the risk on something that valuable, definitely not on Corzine!

40 posted on 01/10/2010 8:16:29 AM PST by melancholy (Stop USA change, destroy the 0b0z0ne layer!)
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