Toplines - Massachusetts - January 16-17, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted January 16-17, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the special United States Senate election in Massachusetts?

32% Very closely
27% Somewhat closely
31% Not very closely

10% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* Who do you want to win the election in Massachusetts—Republican Scott Brown or Democrat Martha Coakley?

49% Brown
34% Coakley

17% Not sure

3* Regardless of who you want to win, who do you think will win the election in Massachusetts-- Republican Scott Brown or Democrat Martha Coakley?

44% Brown
35% Coakley

21% Not sure

4* In political terms, is Scott Brown very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

22% Very conservative
40% Somewhat conservative

18% Moderate

2% Somewhat liberal

1% Very liberal

17% Not sure

5* Okay… in political terms, is Martha Coakley very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, or very liberal?

7% Very conservative
7% Somewhat conservative

19% Moderate

22% Somewhat liberal

28% Very liberal

17% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence