bostonherald.com - 3/26/2009
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A wave of voter disgust at business as usual on Beacon Hill has swamped Gov. Deval Patrick , dealing the first-term governor a devastating credibility blow that leaves his re-election hopes shaken, a new 7News poll has found. Patrick s standing with voters is so weak that he is locked in a dead ...
crooksandliars.com - 3/19/2009
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crooksandliars.com —
Scenes from Obama's traveling insurance preservation healthcare forum
: Yesterday, presaging what is likely to be a...
sharp debate within the Democratic Party in the coming months, a good share of the crowd in this liberal state - as well as about ...
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Obama's Plan: Health-Care 'Reform' - or Insurance ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 3/27/2009
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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com —
Hours before Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick holds a
town meeting on the economy, a new poll could...
spell trouble for his re-election efforts. (CNN) — Hours before Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick holds a town meeting on the economy, ...
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Poll could spell trouble for Mass. governor
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Patrick Tanks in New Poll
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
In Massachusetts, a new Suffolk University poll finds Gov. Deval Patrick (D) in deep political trouble. While Patrick's favorability ratings are split -- 44% to 43% -- just 34% of state residents believe the governor deserves reelection while 47% think it's time to elect someone else. Patrick is so weak that he loses to State Treasurer Tim Cahill in a Democratic primary, 35% to 30%, even though the Boston Herald notes Cahill says he's not running.
MA-Gov: Nobody Likes Patrick, Either
Swing State Project —
... Buried deep in the poll is also the interesting bit that I've blockquoted above: Patrick is so unpopular that he loses a hypothetical primary to treasurer Tim Cahill (who has previously expressed some interest, but is reportedly not running). Nevertheless, things aren't so bad that Bay Staters are willing to consider a Republican for governor (they say 'no thanks' 52 to 34; the poll doesn't name a specific GOPer). So if there's going to be any action in this seat in 2010, it's going to be in the primary. ...
Deval Patrick In Deep Trouble In New Poll
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
POLITICS: Deval Patrick In Deep Trouble In New Poll
Baseball Crank —
... Three years later, one poll says the voters of the deep-blue Bay State haven't gotten the Change they Hoped for, and they want a recall, with Patrick locked in a dead heat just for renomination: ...
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