Shh: Politico poll predicting Coakley demise conducted by ex-Gingrich aide

The "exclusive" poll conducted for Politico which predicted the demise of Massachusetts Democrat Martha Coakley was conducted by a former staffer for ex-Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- a fact they seem to have buried in their story.

"No bias there," noted John Aravosis, the prominent liberal blogger who highlighted the detail late Monday.

"Nice of Politico to let us know, in the paragraph of the story, that a pollster who is claiming that Coakley is in a "free fall" just happens to have worked for Newt Gingrich," Aravosis wrote. "Mind you, we're not talking just that he's a Republican. We're talking he worked for a rabid, no holds barred, take no prisoners Republican who would do pretty much anything to win."


http://rawstory.com/2010/01/shh-politico-poll-predicting-coakley-demise-conducted-exgingrich-aide/

NOT!

such bullshit!

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/01/former-kennedy-aide-does-the-m.html?wprss=44

excerpt;

It starts with the numbers for the primaries a month ago: 650,000 Democrats voted, and 160,000 Republicans. Commonwealth Secretary Bill Galvin on Monday estimated that 1.6 to 2.2 million would turn out on Tuesday. For reference, in the November 2008 presidential election, turnout was 3 million.

"My gut -- and early calls -- tell me we're well on the low side of the Galvin estimate because of weather," Parker says, "but we'll make at least 1.2 million easily.

"There are 490,000 registered Republicans in the state. If three-quarters of them turn out -- a big 'if' -- that means Brown needs at least 300,000 independents. Meanwhile, if just the same number of Dem ALONE as showed up in December show up today, Martha wins.

"We'll see. In retail politics, after billions spent on media and contact, it's all turnout, turnout, turnout."

Go Coakley!!

But then again, I don't trust Politico, never have, so..

*crosses fingers*