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Toplines - Massachusetts Democratic Primary - September 8, 2009

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Massachusetts State Survey of 611 Likely Democratic Primary Voters
Conducted September 8, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports

1* Suppose the Democratic Primary for that Special Election were held today. Would you vote for Martha Coakley, Michael Capuano, Stephen Lynch, Ed Markey or John Teirney?

38% Coakley

7% Capuano

11% Lynch

10% Markey

3% Teirney

5% Some other candidate

25% Not sure

2* Favorable Ratings for Candidates in 2010 Governor’s Race

Coakley

Capuano

Lynch

Meehan

Markey

Teirney

Very Favorable

27%

7%

9%

7%

12%

5%

Somewhat Favorable

40%

20%

29%

29%

30%

22%

Somewhat Unfavorable

12%

19%

19%

18%

19%

20%

Very Unfavorable

5%

6%

7%

12%

10%

9%

Not Sure

17%

47%

36%

34%

29%

44%

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence