(R)asmussen Electon Night Poll: Coakley leads among late deciders 47/41. 22% of Dems vote for Brown

[jefferson_dem]

Rasmussen Reports has conducted an Election Night survey of 1,000 voters in the Massachusetts special election for U.S. Senate. Data will be released on this page throughout the evening.

Polls closed in Massachusetts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern in the race between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Scott Brown.

Preliminary results include:

•Among those who decided how they would vote in the past few days, Coakley has a slight edge, 47% to 41%.
•Coakley also has a big advantage among those who made up their mind more than a month ago.
•Seventy-six percent (76%) of voters for Brown said they were voting for him rather than against Coakley.
•Sixty-six percent (66%) of Coakley voters said they were voting for her rather than against Brown.
•22% of Democrats voted for Brown. That is generally consistent with pre-election polling.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2010/election_2010_senate_elections/massachusetts/first_look_at_massachusetts_election_night_poll_data

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Well that's good. Rasmussen had Coakley leading by two a week ago.

Maybe he finds her lead still intact?

[Sanity Claws]

2. How could any Democrat vote for Brown?

Are there that many Dems who don't want health care reform? That's the only explanation I can think of.

[still_one]

3. if 22% of Democrats voted for brown, then its over, and it also indicates

that the country as a whole is very conservative

[jefferson_dem]

4. You mean "Brown" ...

And no. It means they preferred Brown over Coakley.

[still_one]

7. Thanks, I'll correct it now /nt

[jefferson_dem]

9. Oh, I think it does mean that it's over if these numbers are legit and they hold up.

nt

[demosincebirth]

11. I hope so.

[liberalpragmatist]

5. So they did an exit poll but won't release their bottom line?

Seems a little odd.

[DrToast]

8. .

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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. Rasmussen is playing down expectations. Don't buy into his sucky, wingnut poll.

It's bullshit.

[WI_DEM]

10. Well if Brown is really winning 22% of dems and two-thirds of indies then it's over.

[Obamacare]

12. Dems always shoot themselves

in the arse, why would they vote for a teabagger? Damn, something is wrong with this country, we are screwed!! What next Palin will be POTUS in 2012, then I will officially move to Canada.

[jefferson_dem]

13. Coakley wins late deciders, which lends support for theory that Obama's visit helped.

and campaigning hard actually matters.

[Beacool]

14. It's over.

CNN said that they may call it soon.

Unbelievable, the seat held by a Kennedy for over 40 years has just gone to a Republican.

:crazy:

[FVZA_Colonel]

16. The MSM will be (to put it bluntly) creaming itself tomorrow.

We will hear nothing but how this is a repudiation of HCR, how Obama needs to move towards the center, etc...

[Beacool]

17. Yep, batten down the hatches.

Here it comes!!!

The AP just called Brown the winner.

:(

[high density]

15. the guy has a 90000 vote lead