A poll released on Friday by the Boston Globe showed continued volatility in the Massachusetts race for governor.
The weekly poll conducted by SocialSphere showed a tied race between Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker, with each candidate garnering support from 41 percent of likely voters.
It was a swing from last week’s poll which showed Coakley with a 5-point lead, which in turn was a shift from the Boston Globe poll conducted a week prior which showed Baker with a 3-point lead.
The latest poll was the first time Boston Globe has asked voters which candidate they were leaning towards. Without leaners, Baker had a 2-point lead, 39 to 37 percent.
The poll was conducted Oct. 12 through Oct. 14 and surveyed 400 likely voters. The margin of error was 4.9%.
The TPM PollTracker average on Friday showed Baker ahead by 0.7 percent.
Boston Globe is a rag and their polls have not been that good. I don’t believe their poll any more than I believe a poll from Ras.
The polling is very volatile in this race. It is an off-year election with a drag on Dems, just like 2010 when Brown surprised Coakley and came out of nowhere to win a low turnout election. Difference this time is that the Dems knew this would be close going in and that Baker would have a cash advantage. If Coakley turns out her voters, she wins. If not he does.
Hilarious - is she going to blow it again??
Coakley is just an awful candidate. I have no idea what that is, but in a statewide race in Mass, she should wipe the floor with any generic republican out there, and this guy is fairly generic. Can anyone from out there explain to me what the heck is up with Martha Coakley?
Here’s hoping she can stay tight-lipped about her favorite baseball team, the Boston Knicks.