A new poll sponsored by Pajamas Media — and conducted by a Republican pollster — shows Scott Brown (R) with a commanding lead in the race to replace Ted Kennedy. According to the poll out today, Brown leads Martha Coakley (D) by 15 points, 54-39.
The poll was conducted yesterday by the Republican firm CrossTarget, which used automated phone calls (the preferred method of pollsters like PPP and Rasmussen) to contact what the firm said were 946 likely voters.
The poll is dramatically different from other recent numbers, which have shown the race as essentially a dead heat. Other polls have shown one candidate or the other ahead, but not by much — Brown had a four point lead in a Boston Herald poll out this morning, while Coakley led a Reseach2000 poll sponsored by a left-leaning Massachusetts blog this week by eight.
