Final WNE poll of MA--Obama +18

I don't think any presidential candidate has lost the state where they held their political career as big as Willard will. McGovern in 1972 lost SD by 8-points. Gore lost TN by 4.

Obama
Romney
Don’t know / Undecided
Refused
N*
Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2012
Likely voters
58%
40%
2%
0%
535
Party Identification
Democrat
96%
4%
0%
0%
203
Republican
5%
95%
0%
0%
70
Independent
40%
57%
4%
0%
240
Gender
Male
47%
48%
5%
0%
265
Female
68%
32%
0%
0%
270
Age
18-34
77%
18%
4%
1%
39
35-49
47%
49%
4%
0%
124
50-64
56%
44%
1%
0%
196
65 and older
60%
40%
1%
0%
156
Education
High school or less
52%
45%
2%
0%
87
Some college
44%
54%
2%
0%
105
College graduate
62%
35%
3%
0%
340
Region
Western MA
74%
21%
3%
2%
99
Central MA
44%
53%
2%
0%
69
North / South Shore
45%
50%
5%
0%
142
Boston and suburbs
64%
35%
1%
0%
223

http://www1.wne.edu/assets/112/WNE_Polling_-_MA_President_(Nov_3,_2012).pdf