Massachusetts: Obama +16 in latest poll from Kimball; Warren & Brown Tied
9/10/2012
Obama - 56%
Romney - 40%
756 LV
http://www.kimballpoliticalconsulting.com/KPC_MA_9_10_Analysis.pdf
Details:
o If the election were held today, President Obama would lead by 16 points over Mitt Romney, capturing 56% of the vote (4% undecided).
o This is a 5 point increase from the 8/21/2012 poll.
o The Presidents overall favorability increased 3 points to 56% but among independents this drops to 45%. His unfavorable rating is down to 40%.
o Romney continues to have a higher unfavorable (55%) to favorable (40%) rating yet continues to lead amongst independent voters (47% to 44%)
Elizabeth Warren is in a virtual dead heat with Senator Brown with less than 1 point separating the two candidates (46% to 45%).
o This is a 5 point gain for Warren since the last poll on 8/21/2012
Perhaps the most interesting result is the favorability of both Senator Brown and Elizabeth Warren. With both Campaigns supporting no outside money on advertising, both candidates hold over a 50% favorable impression in the state (54% for Brown and 55% for Warren).