Update: It's been pointed out that this poll is from September 20th -- the day after the primary! Big, big fat caveats apply, folks. Why wasn't this released until now? Very, very strange.---OK, if you're a Patrick volunteer, do not read … [Read more...]
New Rasmussen poll on Mystery Pollster site 57-24 Deval
I just noted a new Rasmussen poll result listed on the Mystery Pollster web site that had Deval up 57-24 on Healey. You have to be a Rasmussen customer to access it on their site so I have no more information. I don't know whether it is … [Read more...]
Election day polls
Remember when the Globe got an unexpectadly large amount of votes on its online poll about the primary?Did that happen today to the Herald (www.bostonherald.com)?Are Gabrieli hacks still at it? … [Read more...]
Suffolk Shocker
Has anybody else heard the rumor that a new Suffolk poll being released tonight is supposed to throw the race into chaos? I have heard from some campaign staffers that the poll is supposed to turn the race upside down, but I have not … [Read more...]
Leaving a sinking ship
Kim sez Reilly is bleeding supporters; this time it's Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera of Springfield. From Gabs' press release:Rivera had been supporting Tom Reilly, but she is now throwing her support behind Gabrieli.I am convinced that Chris … [Read more...]
Woodlief knows better than I
Today's Woodlief, in a nutshell:Some pundits say Reilly's all done. But I've covered the guy through two decades. I'd never write him off.Well, insofar as I qualify as a "pundit", that would be me, among others. I bow to Woodlief's … [Read more...]
Poll: Dems are close, race is fluid
Globe/UNH poll:Patrick 31%Gabrieli 30%Reilly 27%"501 likely Democratic primary voters", includes leaners, 4.4% MOE.The poll seems to indicate a very fluid race. In any event, it's not the point, it's the slope of the line:The poll indicated … [Read more...]
A flawed press release leads to inaccurate reporting
The press release that Suffolk University put out yesterday regarding its new poll wasn't exactly inaccurate. But it was incomplete in significant ways - and it led to erroneous reporting in most of the newspapers and wire services … [Read more...]
Foul Play?
Now, many readers of this blog are familiar with the idea of "framing" in political discourse, but may be less familiar with the concept in the field of behavioral psychology. I don't claim any special expertise in this arena, but as a … [Read more...]
Even yet still another new poll — Gabrieli 8 points ahead
7News/Suffolk. Here's the link.Gabrieli 32Patrick 24Reilly 20Undecided 24A lot more undecideds than the other poll. No crosstabs yet.Quick hit reaction: Obviously good news for Gabrieli ... but I still think 32% is not exactly pulling away. … [Read more...]