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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 08:53 PM Sep 2012

Massachusetts President and Senate poll

Democratic President Barack Obama holds a strong, 19-point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Massachusetts, 56% Obama to 37% Romney, in a poll of 899 registered voters statewide, conducted by YouGov.

In Massachusetts:
Partisan loyalty is strong on both sides, as 91% of Democrats are sticking with Obama and 93% of Republicans are voting for Romney.
Independents favor Obama, at 50%-41%.
Women and men favor Obama in Massachusetts, at 61%-33% and 51%-42% respectively.
Obama leads overwhelmingly in the Boston area by 72%-21%.
Obama also leads in Western Massachusetts (61%-32%), in the North Shore area (55%-38%) and in the Route 495/Industrial Belt area (56%-37%).
Romney leads Obama in South Shore/Cape Cod (54%-45%).
All age groups in Massachusetts favor Obama: age under 30s (61%-34%), age 30-44 (63%-30%), age 45-64 (51%-42%) and age 65 or older (53%-41%).

In the race for Senate, Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren holds a nominal lead over incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown, at 44%-43%.

http://today.yougov.com/news/2012/09/21/massachusetts/

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Massachusetts President and Senate poll (Original Post) WI_DEM Sep 2012 OP
I dislike that slim lead for Elizabeth Warren : ( TroyD Sep 2012 #1
yes, nearly every poll has her leading. WI_DEM Sep 2012 #2
Every recent poll except the Boston Herald TroyD Sep 2012 #3

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
1. I dislike that slim lead for Elizabeth Warren : (
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 09:00 PM
Sep 2012

Way too close for my liking in that one.

But at least it's still a lead.

TroyD

(4,551 posts)
3. Every recent poll except the Boston Herald
Sat Sep 22, 2012, 09:59 PM
Sep 2012

Which I believe was shown here to have oversampled Republicans and been conducted by a Republican-leaning newspaper.

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