[GOP_Resurrected]

Ras was polling this race when not a single other pollster was, and I can't recall a single instance over the years when he didn't issue a final poll.

He's been so historically accurate, his reticence and CYA talk on Hannity scares me a bit. Anyone know something I don't?

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s Massachusetts and the commie ‘RATS are desperate. Anything can happen. The ‘RATS run the state. I think Rasmussen knows that and also knows that what the voters do at the polls won’t have much of a bearing on who wins this one.

[uscabjd]

Oddly, Zogby, who did NO poll, supposedly picked the dem ( I haven’t seen Hannity yet). What was his factual support for this conclusion, if any? No other final polls backs him up. Are we THAT cynical that the election will be fixed?

[GeronL]

he doesn’t want to be blamed for a Brown win.

[Zhang Fei]

Anyone who thinks this race is a done deal (i.e. a victory for Brown) hasn’t been paying attention to MA politics over the past 50 years. At a time when Obama is personally popular in MA, and his negatives are going down nationwide, I think Brown should keep his concession speech handy. MA might just be a reach too far.

[fanfan]

Pray.

[DoctorBulldog]

Your guess is as good as mine. Rasmussen published the following, today:

“nobody really knows who will win because it all comes down to turnout. Clearly, Brown has the more enthusiastic support and has run a better campaign. If turnout remains low, he is likely to win. That’s why the president went to Boston. If his appearance boosts turnout among Democrats, the Democrat will win.

That’s a long way around saying that we’re right back where we were a week ago - at the time of the last Rasmussen Reports poll. Brown is leading slightly among those certain to vote, and Coakley will do better if more Democrats show up. “

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_scott_rasmussen/what_will_happen_in_massachusetts_on_tuesday

Cheers

[DoctorBulldog]

P.S. - Pray for bad weather. Bad weather typically favors the Republicans when the base is energized.

Cheers

[Political Junkie Too]

I'm guessing that he accurately predicted the feelings of the people who will vote.

However, I think he's afraid that when the "extra" votes are counted and the win goes to Coakley, people will question why the polls were so wrong, not that huge Democrat voter fraud took place.

Rasmussen doesn't want to be a part of that story.

-PJ

[nmh]

Isn’t Rasmussen a Demoncrat?

[Arizona Carolyn]

You can’t poll fraud.. and in MA it is a rampant quotient.

[bray]

He sees it a tossup and that the dems have the better GOTV in MA but still picked Brown. If Brown has a big win he can always say he didn’t see that coming to keep his credibility.

Pray for Scott

[Chet 99]

I think Brown will win, but would not be shocked if Coakley pulls it out, just because that state is so overwhelmingly Democrat.

[ricks_place]

On InTrade, Brown begins Monday morning as the slight favorite in the race.

Brown remains the slight favorite to Coakley on InTrade 75-25! lol