“More recently, Reilly was narrowly the leader among the three Democrats, but is now bested in our match-ups by the very man, Chris Gabrielli, whom he almost picked as his running mate. Among Democrats, though, Patrick does a little better than either.
“Gabrielli is viewed favorably by 51%, Patrick by 54%, Reilly by 44%, Healey by 39%, Mihos by 39%.
“President Bush’s Job Approval Rating with Massachusetts voters is 32% and just half that number Strongly Approve. Sixty-seven percent (67%) disapprove of his performance; 56% “strongly” disapprove.”
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that Healey hasn’t spent much money, and likely won’t do so until after the Dem primary. So, she’s only going to move upward as she gets her name out.
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For me, the question is: will Mihos (and to a lesser extent, Gabrieli) keep the independants out of Healey’s hands. If Healey can’t grab a huge chunk of the unenrolled voters, she can’t win. If the Chris’s grab those chunks, than I think any of the Dems will win.
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But still — Healey will obviously do better later, when she starts spending money.
and well before the Dem primary. Link.
I think the strategy is bad. Healey is buying the pub that the Dems are getting for free. If I’m DP, Gabs, or Reilly, I hold off on the ad blitz until August. Just take pot shots at Romney-Healey every time she opens up her changepurse.