A new poll by the University of Massachusetts and the Boston Herald shows U.S. Sen. Scott Brown pulling ahead of Elizabeth Warren by a six-point margin among registered voters, and by a margin of 49-45 among likely voters. The poll gives Brown a 57 percent favorable rating to Warren’s 48.
UMass Lowell/Boston Herald Massachusetts 2012 Senate Poll: Scott Brown (R) 49%, Elizabeth Warren (D) 45% (Sept. 13-17) http://t.co/Yh5WhurX
— Aron Goldman (@ArgoJournal) September 20, 2012
In its analysis, the Herald says that while Democrat-leaning voters made up 55 percent of the poll’s respondents, 3 in 10 registered voters called Warren’s views “too liberal.” Among self-described independents, Brown’s lead opens up to 58–35.
New poll shows Scott Brown in lead & it's time for Indian-In-Chief to explain her false federal forms http://t.co/CANBt24M via @sharethis
— Sara (@SGLawrence) September 20, 2012
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Funny how @politicalwire doesn't post this one as fast. #MASen RT @LegInsurrection: New poll shows Scott Brown in lead http://t.co/DTs2RHjw
— Josh Gosser (@joshgosser) September 20, 2012
The poll doesn’t state whether Ace of Spades’ devastating takedown of Fauxcahontas played a part, but we’d like to think so.
Correction: An earlier version of this post referred to “Rep. Scott Brown.” He is a U.S. Senator, not a congressman. We regret the error.
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