With the special U.S. Senate election just two weeks away, State Senator Scott Brown is closing in on his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Martha Coakley, in the polls.According to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, Brown now trails Coakley by just 9 percentage points, with 50 percent of likely voters supporting the Attorney General and 41 percent supporting Brown. Just 1 percent of likely voters prefer neither candidate, while 7 percent are undecided.
Although both candidates draw strongly from voters within their respective political parties, Brown holds a commanding lead among so-called “unenrolled” voters, who support the Wrentham senator by a 65 percent to 21 percent margin. Brown also has a higher favorability rating, with 25 percent of voters expressing a “very favorable” opinion of him and only 5 percent having a “very unfavorable” opinion (Coakley’s comparable numbers are 21 percent “very favorable” and 22 percent “very unfavorable”).
Earlier today, Brown, Coakley and independent candidate Joe Kennedy participated in a live debate on WTKK’s Braude and Eagan show. In case you missed it, you can replay the audio on WTKK’s website.
