First the fun aspect. Romney has a 45.9% favorable impression, and 64% of the voters say that they don't know enough about him to give him a rating.In other words, at least 18.1% of the population feels favorable about him they … [Read more...]
Exit polls
The first candidate specific exit polls have been leaked. This is from the New York Observer. Keep in mind that exit poll numbers have usually looked better for Dems than the final results. These should be at least a little better because … [Read more...]
Healey closing the gap!
... now it's a mere 21% difference:In the survey of 664 likely voters taken earlier this week, Patrick collected 55-percent, Healey was a distant second with 34%. Independent candidate Christy Mihos slipped to 6%, Green/Rainbow Party … [Read more...]
another poll… *yawn*
No one seemed to mention here yet, but yet another poll out this past week, this one from Zogby:Patrick 58.1%Healey 32.7%Mihos 4%I love polls as much as the next junkie, but the utter consistency isn't very exciting, though of course good … [Read more...]
A peek behind today’s fantastic poll numbers
First, let me say how PSYCHED I am that three polls just came out, and they all show Deval Patrick with a lead of at least 24 points. "Single digits" my eyeball, Governor. That's what happens when you use push polls as your … [Read more...]
Rasmussen: Patrick by 24
Adam points us to Pollster.com, pointing to Rasmussen's newest numbers. (Rasmussen only releases its newest results to subscribers.)Patrick 53%, Healey 29%. Absolutely in line with the others. Nothing to see here, folks, move along... … [Read more...]
Attack ads help Patrick
UPDATE: GlostaDem's the same news, with more discussion. Light up that thread.First of all, unlike what we heard yesterday, the lead in the new 7News/Suffolk poll is 27 points, not 24. We'll take those 3 extra points, thank-you-very-much. … [Read more...]
Deval up by 27 pts
"The tone of the campaign has moved independents away from Healey," said David Paleologos, Director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center. "The tone changed from constructive criticism to negative and really turned off … [Read more...]
Follow-up on new Suffolk poll: numbers are tentative as of yet, but yes, Patrick’s up by 24
In light of dmac's post on Andy Hiller's comments on the radio about the new poll, I emailed Hiller, and he was kind enough to call me back and clarify some details about this new poll. So here's what I know.This is indeed another … [Read more...]
Polls- Your Experiences
So, we've gone back and forth on the validity of different pollsters, different methodologies, and polls in general. Mileage obviously does vary, as does the over-analysis of virtually every aspect of the numbers. As a self-proclaimed 'poll … [Read more...]