Patrick still leads in new Suffolk poll
A new Suffolk University poll released late last night shows Deval Patrick with the same size lead over Charlie Baker has been seen in other recent polls. According to Suffolk, among likely voters, Patrick has 46% to Baker’s 39% and Cahill’s 9%. The leader of Suffolk’s polling operation, David Paleologos, observed that while Baker had gained some ground in Suffolk County, he had also lost support from women and in Southeastern Massachusetts which Paleologos attributed to Baker’s public support for Congressional candidate Jeff Perry.
Here are the results of other polls in this race as reported by the 538 blog on the New York Times:
Sept 1 – Rasmussen: Patrick – 44; Baker – 42; Cahill – 8
Sept 19 – Suffolk: Patrick – 41; Baker – 34; Cahill – 14
Sept 22 – UNH: Patrick – 35; Baker – 34; Cahill – 11
Sept 23 – WNEC: Patrick – 39; Baker – 33; Cahill – 16
Sept 28 – Rasmussen: Patrick – 47; Baker – 42; Cahill – 6
Oct 16 – Rasmussen: Patrick – 47; Baker – 42; Cahill – 6
Oct 21 – WNEC: Patrick – 44; Baker – 36; Cahill – 8
Oct 27 – UNH: Patrick – 43; Baker – 39; Cahill – 8
Oct 28 – Suffolk: Patrick – 46; Baker – 39; Cahill – 9
As for other state races covered in the Suffolk poll, both Treasurer and Auditor were deemed too close to call. For Treasurer, Steve Grossman received 39% and Karyn Polito received 36%. For Auditor, Suzanne Bump received 28% to Mary Connaughton’s 26%. For Attorney General, Martha Coakley led comfortably, receiving 57% to Jim McKenna’s 31%. On Question 3, the rollback of the state’s sales tax, those opposed to the rollback were ahead, 51% to 39%.