Martha Coakley (D) has had a hard time convincing people in Massachusetts that she should be the one to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate, and a new poll from Rasmussen shows the Democrat hasn’t done much better making her case outside the Bay State.
The pollster asked 1,000 “likely voters” across the country who’d they rather see win the special election today. Scott Brown (R) was the big winner, beating Coakley 49-34. The poll shows Brown has captured the heart of Republicans across the country, while Coakley hasn’t fired up Democrats nationwide — 86% of Republicans said they’re pulling for Brown, while 65% of Democratic respondents said they want Coakley to win today. As has been seen in Massachusetts polling, the majority of unaffiliated voters (55%) are rooting for Brown.
Though most people polled by Rasmussen want Brown to win, less think he actually will — one of the few pieces of good news for Coakley and the Democrats in the poll. Forty-four percent of respondents said that Brown will pull off the upset in the dark blue Massachusetts, while 35% said voters in the state keep the seat in Democratic hands. Twenty-one percent said they didn’t know how things will turn out when all is said and done.
The poll was taken Sunday and Monday. The margin of error is 3%.
