MA-Sen: Another Poll -- This One a Tie

Daily Kos Staff

Monday January 18, 2010 · 9:32 AM PST

2010/01/18 · 09:32

After Blue Mass Group had Research 2000 poll the Massachusetts Senate poll last week, we had the firm follow up.

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 1/15-17 (1/12-13). Likely voters. MoE 4.5%.

Martha Coakley 48 (49)
Scott Brown 48 (41)

So yet another poll shows the trend line moving in the wrong direction -- from Coakley up by eight to a tie. She has improved her performance (slightly) among Democrats from last week's poll, but dropped among independents. (At the time of the Blue Mass Group poll, it showed Coakley performing better among independents than did other polls.)

Daily Kos added a favorability question, and there Coakley has a slight edge over Brown, with 58% favorable-31% unfavorable to his 51%-30%. Both are in positive territory, though, and there's no time to capitalize on her edge in any case.

As we keep saying, this one comes down to GOTV. Personal contact is by far the most important thing -- if you know people in Massachusetts who could be persuaded to vote for Coakley, do whatever it takes to persuade them.

Otherwise, if you're in the state, and if you're out of the state.

MA-Sen: Another Poll -- This One a Tie

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