Posted on 01/17/2010 5:02:19 PM PST by tcrlaf
A poll conducted by the Merriman River Group (MRG) and InsideMedford.com indicates that Scott Brown leads Martha Coakley 50.8% – 41.2% in the contest to fill the seat of the late Senator Ted Kennedy. Liberty Party candidate Joe Kennedy pulls in just 1.8% support, while 6.2% of voters are still not sure.
Brown and Coakley both have most of their supporters locked in. 98% of both candidate’s supporters say they are definitely or probably going to vote for their candidate. In contrast, 22% of Kennedy’s supporters are just leaning toward him, suggesting that Brown and Coakley may both want to take aim at swaying those voters.
Not surprisingly, nearly all of Coakley’s supporters approve of President Obama’s job performance, while three-quarters of Brown’s supporters disapprove. Coakley may see a glimmer of hope in the fact that more than two-thirds of undecided voters approve of the president’s job performance while only 6% disapprove, especially in light of the president’s swing through the state to campaign for her later today.
47% of Brown’s supporters say that taxes, jobs, and the economy represent the most important issue to them in this race, while half of Coakley’s supporters say that healthcare reform is most important to them. Undecided voters are nearly evenly split between the two issues—40% say they’re most concerned with taxes, jobs, and the economy with 37% saying that healthcare reform that most concerns them. “For Coakley to have a chance, she needs to convince voters that the Democratic party’s agenda for the economy is the right one, and she needs to do it fast,” said MRG’s executive director, Matt Fitch.
The recent dust-up between the candidates over abortion laws seems to have had minimal impact on the race. Only 8% of Brown’s supporters and 5% of Coakley’s supporters say it’s the most important issue to them.
Well this is the kind of lead I believe they will need to overcome Dem corruption in the voting process.
Would it? Diffuse destruction amidst chaos by unknown perpetrators with the intent of terrorizing a community as a means of expressing anger seems to me to be something that would appeal to the liberal mindset.
Wouldnt conservative rage be more open, concentrated and, well, targeted?
Wrong response, IMHO.
All rioteers are physically WEAK and SICK at the moment due to EXTREME FAMINE after one year of BoBo’s term.
RE: “Nice! But I am still worried about ACORN, Black Panthers and the other vermin who corrupt voting as a living.”
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Of course there is much to worry about, except that THIS time we are ready for all their corruption and dirty dealings and that’s the one thing that’s incredibly ‘transparent’ about this crew — we will be all over them like a cheap suit if there are any questions at all about who the winner is in this dogfight.
Re: “If this holds true, Katie will be doing the CBS Evening News wearing her black attire.”
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Ain’t that the truth! You can always count on Couric to haul out the funereal black for such occasions!
RE: “I bet they are really busy and doing a great job. I just donated again.
Everybody, come on! This is winnable. Brown can make history and this election can be an early win to save our Republic! Forward with Confidence!”
http://www.brownforussenate.com/
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Yep, keep up those donations — I just sent more money -— time’s a wastin’ !
RE: “On a positive note, even a close race in such an incredibly liberal state gives one pause to hope about the country’s future!”
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EXACTLY! Several talking heads said over the weekend that it doesn’t matter who wins if it’s close — it shows the massive shift in opinion away from Obama and his policies. If Brown wins — fantastic — could not be better. If Coakley squeaks by, however, all eyes will be on the process and any recounts and now that we’ve had so much experience with the left’s cheating in elections we are ready to take them on — it’s the ONLY place where they are transparent! We can all see right through them now — many of us here saw through them well before 11/08 but others are catching up.
So long as this race is ‘close’ we are winners here! Go Brown!!!
Intrade currently has the race at 60-40 for Brown. I think that’ll tighetn to about 54-46 Brown by tomorrow night.
But I still say that unless Brown has a great ground game and a whole lot of real pros doing poll-watching, he loses.
Getting the majority of votes is only half the equation. The other half is thwarting rat fraud.
yes, I think Brown will win at this point by about 2 percent as long as people get out and vote. 9 percent is not going to happen so ignore that poll.
BROWN RESPONDS TO OBAMA ON THE TRUCK!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2430893/posts?page=42
[Zero got B-Slapped.]
Brown Threatens Legal Action
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2430542/posts
“Brown wants to send 1,736 rape victims away from the hospital.”
What The Heck (Obumbler Attacks Trucks Drivers Alert)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2430706/posts
“ ... hit Scott Brown for driving a truck at least three times ... “
Question (Obama: “I Don’t Know Brown’s Policies.” DUHOH ALERT)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2430701/posts
“So what exactly made him qualified to attack Brown’s policies?” — NRO
Barney Frank bashes Coakley. “She let it become a personality contest and that was a mistake”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2430656/posts
More added to response to this post, such as the outrageous injustices she perpetrated for political gain, Obama heckled at rally, Coakley gaffes, Barney Frank bashing her, and Patrick Kennedy doesn’t even know Coakley’s Name.
Dem Congressman predicts ‘very slow count’...
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/2010/01/if-coakley-loses-fast-forward.html
Coakley’s Top Ten
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2431029/posts
Obama heckled at rally...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/01/17/obama_heckled_at_coakley_rally.html
Patrick Kennedy, son of late Sen. Edward Kennedy, mentioned Coakley repeatedly during his remarks to reporters, each time referring to her as ‘Marcia,’ not ‘Martha’...
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/01/after_obama_ral.php
Barney Frank: “[Coakley/Mass.] let it become a personality contest and that was a mistake”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2430656/posts
[With friends like this ...]
Coakley Supports Partial-birth Abortion, Taxes for Abortion, Opposes Parent Consent Laws on Abortion
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2431034/posts
[Like I’ve been saying — her overall sense of justice helps validate that infanticidal death trolls are inhuman in other issues too.]
Only 36% of Likely Mass. Voters Support Obamacare; Only 48% Approve of Job Obama’s Doing
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2431015/posts
Coakley’s Support of “Transgender Rights” Would Force Taxpayers to Fund Murderer’s Trans Procedures
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2430006/posts
” ... he raped a 23-month-old girl with a hot, curling iron ...” But Coakley released him because his “ ... union-representative father steered lots of endorsements and donations to the Coakley for AG campaign ... “
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2429753/posts
Martha Coakley’s Convictions [role played in a notorious sex case raises questions]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429453/posts
One of Martha Coakley`s victims
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429811/posts
[Louise Woodward, the English Nanny convicted in part by Martha Coakley]
[Coakley’s Witch Hunt of Innocents for Political Gain]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429746/posts
How to Extort a Confession [Gerald Amirault] From April 22, 2002
[NY Slimes?] From Bay State to Red State? [Coakley’s gaffes]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429806/posts
Clinton fights for Martha, rails against ‘Tea Party’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429452/posts
Democrats Accuse Brown of ‘Radical’ Ties as Senate Election Nears [Tea Party Tie-in]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429627/posts
Analysis: Senate race underscores voter anger
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429745/posts
Breitbart (AP)
DEM THREAT: SENATE CAN PASS HEALTHCARE WITH 51 VOTES
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aPg2UfFaCh9c&pos=9
Martha Coakley Continues Her Blunders, Gaffes, Stumbles and Flubs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2429850/posts
I’ve been called a LOT of things…(Curt Schilling)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2429810/posts
[Coakley steps in it again.]
Ask and ye shall receive, brother.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN2UN4cljic&feature=player_embedded
It happened to my husband.
I tactfully asked him WHY he was going to vote for Brown and his answer was: “Because of the healthcare bill Obama is trying to pass.” I carefully agreed with him and reinforced the fact that Obama wants to gut Medicare/Medicaid by taking away 500 BILLION DOLLARS from the system and that if he adds 40 million people to the rolls, especially illegal aliens the health care system would collapse… I told him that Brown is an honorable man and that he is totally opposed to the “healthcare” bill and would vote against it… MY DAD AGREED! I was flabbergasted!
If my own father; a life-long Massachusetts FDR Democrat who has voted for EVERY Kennedy, Kerry/democrat to ever come down the pike, is going to vote for Scott Brown, a REPUBLICAN, BECAUSE OF HIS OPPOSITION TO Obama and his evil healthcare debacle then things are looking VERY promising for Scott Brown and we could all be in for an incredible victory on Tuesday. To this end I am fervently praying.
I tactfully asked him WHY he was going to vote for Brown and his answer was: “Because of the healthcare bill Obama is trying to pass.” I carefully agreed with him and reinforced the fact that Obama wants to gut Medicare/Medicaid by taking away 500 BILLION DOLLARS from the system and that if he adds 40 million people to the rolls, especially illegal aliens the health care system would collapse… I told him that Brown is an honorable man and that he is totally opposed to the “healthcare” bill and would vote against it… MY DAD AGREED! I was flabbergasted!
If my own father; a life-long Massachusetts FDR Democrat who has voted for EVERY Kennedy, Kerry/democrat to ever come down the pike, is going to vote for Scott Brown, a REPUBLICAN, BECAUSE OF HIS OPPOSITION TO Obama and his evil healthcare debacle then things are looking VERY promising for Scott Brown and we could all be in for an incredible victory on Tuesday. To this end I am fervently praying.
i just don’t see all the lifelong Kennedy dims holding their noses and voting for Brown. Doesn’t pass the smell test.
Polls are for Strippers...
I’m predicting massive fraud that will not allow Brown to win.
After George H. W. Bush, Bob Dole, John McCain.....I can’t ever remember seeing any Conservative rage until now.
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