Internal Poll Shows Coakley Far Ahead
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's (D) campaign has released an internal poll today that shows her still outpacing the Democratic field in the coming special primary election.
Primary Election Matchup
Coakley 47
Capuano 12
Pagliuca 4
Khazei 1
A release from the Coakley campaign said that she "leads among all demographic and regional lines," and gets at least 40 percent in every part of the state. Her favorable rating among Democrats is 66 percent, compared to 11 percent unfavorable.
A Rasmussen poll conducted last month also showed Coakley with a strong lead, though the field has changed since then. Rep. Michael Capuano is now the only member of the Congressional delegation running, joined by businessman and Celtics part-owner Steve Pagliuca and Alan Khazei, founder of City Year.
The survey of 800 likely primary voters was conducted by Lake Research Partners from September 21-24, and has a margin of error of +/- 3.5 percent. The special primary election is on December 8.



