Wow! Scott Brown is now only down by 2 percentage points in the latest Rasmussen poll.
Among independents Brown leads Coakley 71% to 23%.
Football great and former Heisman Trophy Winner Doug Flutie endorsed Scott Brown in his latest online ad:
The Massachusetts’ special U.S. Senate election has gotten tighter, but the general dynamics remain the same.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley attracting 49% of the vote while her Republican rival, state Senator Scott Brown, picks up 47%.
Three percent (3%) say they’ll vote for independent candidate Joe Kennedy, and two percent (2%) are undecided. The independent is no relation to the late Edward M. Kennedy, whose Senate seat the candidates are battling to fill in next Tuesday’s election.
Coakley is supported by 77% of Democrats while Brown picks up the vote from 88% of Republicans. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, Brown leads 71% to 23%. To be clear, this lead is among unaffiliated voters who are likely to participate in the special election.
Via Power Line
It’s Panic Time— The Democratic National Committee and the Martha Coakley campaign have blasted a private memo to top national Dem donors claiming internal polling shows the race is “very tight” and making an “urgent” appeal for donations.
UPDATE: These union workers were paid by the Coakley Campaign to hold signs last night but told the camera man that they’re voting for Scott Brown:
Via HotAir
From the report:
Scott Brown is a class act. He marched up the road with a banner and a group of supporters, stopping to shake everyone’s hand along the way. There were chants of “Go Scott, go!” the entire time. Coakley, per elitist fashion, whisked up in a stealthy and anonymous car.
One of the union workers actually turned around and said “I’m paid to be here, but I’m voting for Scott Brown. I just need the money, but don’t tell anyone.”
More… Obama’s SEIU friends just dumped $685,000 into the Coakley campaign.