There are no new developments in the United States Senate race in Massachusetts – incumbent John Kerry is still the clear frontrunner. This month, the former Presidential candidate leads GOP challenger Jeff Beatty 56% to 29%. When “leaners” are included, Kerry leads 59% to 32%.
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Overall, prospects are very good for Democrats in Senate races this fall. Many Republican Senate seats are potentially in play for Democrats including seats in Alaska, New Hampshire, Oregon, New Mexico, Colorado, Mississippi, Minnesota, Virginia, and Kentucky.
The survey also found that nearly half of voters (49%) regard Kerry as an average Democratic Senator. While 23% say the democrat is a top leader in the party, another 22% believe him to be an embarrassment to his party.
Governor Deval Patrick earns good or excellent ratings from 41% of voters in his state. One in four voters (25%) think the governor is doing a poor job. The plurality (43%) believe Patrick will join Barack Obama’s administration if he is to win the presidential election. Nearly a quarter (23%) disagree.
When asked what their home state is best known for, 29% of voters say it’s the World Champion Boston Red Sox. A separate survey released today found that just 14% of baseball fans think the Sox will win the World Series for the second straight year in October. Twenty-one percent (21%) of voters say the legalization of gay marriage in the state was better known, while 15% say the state is best known for the American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party.
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This telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports on August 5, 2008. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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Massachusetts Trends: Beatty vs. Kerry |
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Date |
Beatty |
Kerry |
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10/13/2008 |
31% |
63% |
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30% |
65% |
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29% |
56% |
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06/30/2008 |
27% |
58% |
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25% |
63% |
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Favorable Ratings for Senate Candidates in Massachusetts |
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Kerry |
Beatty |
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Very Favorable |
24% |
9% |
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Somewhat Favorable |
41% |
25% |
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Somewhat Unfavorable |
16% |
27% |
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Very Unfavorable |
18% |
8% |
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Not Sure |
1% |
31% |
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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.
