Brown takes his first lead in MA polls

[NJmaverick]

Here is thread where I have the article and also a link to the DU thread which gives links on how to donate or phone bank

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7470725

[HughMoran]

1. Gotta make sure everybody I know gets out there and votes Tuesday!

Fortunately, my family and friends are Democrats who will vote for Coakley.

[HughMoran]

2. BTW, the naysayers are almost busting out of their britches happy about this negative poll in GDP

Oh. My. Fucking. God.

This place has been taken over by such negativity that it's drowning out any and all voices of reason.

It's no wonder the Dem is having a hard time getting elected - just look at DU.

Uggh... :(

[RoyGBiv]

3. What's really going on there?

The polls are all over the place, anywhere from Coakley with a 15 point lead to being down by four ... and this is all within the same week.

Are the pollsters playing with new weighting formulas or what?

[NJmaverick]

4. In an election like this one, it's tough to poll

You don't have a lot of historical data to determine the percentages of Republicans, Democrats and Independents who will show up. With out good numbers for this, each poll is forced to take a best guess. My sense is that this is not an election to be taken lightly. I have already donated to her campaign, because a Senate seat is too valuable to give up.

[RoyGBiv]

5. Granting my ignorance ...

Has she started aggressively campaigning yet?

I haven't trusted anything I've found online to tell me what's happening there.

[Cha]

6. Here's some Mass tidbits from Steve Benen-Today..

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FRIDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers.

* A new Suffolk University poll in Massachusetts shows Scott Brown (R) leading Martha Coakley (D) by four, 50% to 46%. Independent Joe Kennedy was at 3%. A Research 2000 poll released a few hours earlier showed Coakley up by eight, 49% to 41%, but the Suffolk poll is being taken more seriously, and the panic in Democratic circles nationwide is palpable.

* Vicki Kennedy filmed a new television ad for Coakley, which was released this morning and will be on Massachusetts TV sets soon.

* President Obama filmed a video message and a new robocall message on Coakley's behalf. There are also unconfirmed rumors about a possible presidential visit to the Bay State before Tuesday.

* Ten Kennedy Jr. is also appealing to voters, yesterday releasing an emotional email message in support of Coakley.

* In North Dakota, a new Research 2000 poll shows Gov. John Hoeven (R) with huge leads over his Democratic challengers in this year's open Senate race. Hoeven's closest competitor, former state Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp, trails him by 21 points.

* In light of the difficulties from earlier this week, the Senate Majority Leader is probably pleased to see the launch of "African-Americans for Senator Harry Reid."

* Taegan Goddard ponders the possibility of former Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.) running for the Senate in New York as an independent. This morning, Ford sounded open to the idea.

* And speaking of New York, if state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D) runs for governor as expected, money won't be an issue for his campaign -- Cuomo has more than $16 million in his coffers, more than five times the size of Gov. David Paterson's (D) war chest.

* And in South Carolina, don't be surprised if Strom Thurmond's youngest son, the 33-year-old Paul Thurmond, runs for Congress this year.

—Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (13

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

:patriot:~Stand With Martha~:patriot:
http://www.marthacoakley.com/

[rebel with a cause]

8. Is Paul Thurmond a repub?

That may sound like a stupid question but if I am not wrong Strom started out as a Democrat, probably a Dixiecrat.

I don't know. I have men on my roof, a dog barking on my porch and my brain is on cruise. So have patience with me today. :D

[Cha]

10. Best guess..

Yes.

[rebel with a cause]

12. Hey Cha,

We got locked today....My first time....I am no longer a locked thread virgin. :rofl:

[Cha]

15. Wow, I didn't

see that before..I had to go looking for it.

I've seen them call themselves that and "proud of it".

Nice to know we're being watched so closely..that gives me hope for the rest of DU.:)

[rebel with a cause]

19. Yeah right,

when I can clear some off my ignore list because some are gone, then I will believe they are being watched as closely as we are. ;)

[NJmaverick]

7. The latest news has President Obama going to MA to stump for her

[Cha]

9. Right, as I

figured he would..how could he not with it being Teddy's Seat and all?

[firedupdem]

11. What the heck is wrong? How could people vote for the republican!!??

uuugh!

[rebel with a cause]

13. I wonder if they are buying the slime that is being put out

about Teddy now that he is gone, and turning to the repub. If these lefties have joined the teabaggers it would explain it but surely no one is that crazy. :grr:

[WeDidIt]

14. Psssst

Independents are being oversampled.

In special elections, only the most motivated of motivated voters show up.

I'm hoping for a double digit win by Coakley which would be a huge bump for Obama since he will have flown in on Sunday to save the day.

[Cha]

16. That sure would piss

off a lot of people and further our Democracy at the same time.

[WeDidIt]

17. The wailing and gnashing of teeth on DU would be delicious

which is all the more reason to hope for a double digit win.

:evilgrin:

[Cha]

18. Martha's

a twofer:evilgrin:

:patriot:~STAND WITH MARTHA~:patriot:
http://www.marthacoakley.com/