Reply #10: It is not the first time we see people beating Brown in a poll.

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Joe Kennedy and a couple other well known names did that (or came very close to a tie). The main difference is that they were not running, and she is. So, it was already clear Brown was beatable (whatever Mr Menino said).

There are two things in this poll that are notable. First, every candidate does better against Brown than in the previous poll. That is the good news, because this shows that Brown erodes, something we have seen in other polls (including the one where the Globe had to reinvent the definition of popularity). The other, more bothering, is that every Democrat (and this include Elizabeth Warren) loses to Brown for the Gen X voters. Independently of whom will be the democratic candidate, this should be a source of concern.

I think those are the principal news of these polls. A candidate with name recognition can beat Brown.