Massachusetts Poll Shows GOP Governor Charlie Baker In Better Shape Than Democratic Senator Elizabet

[brooklynite]

Source: Decision Desk

Its early and hard to imagine that Senator Elizabeth Warren is any real danger of not being reelected next year but this is an interesting snapshot at the start of the Trump administration.

Over four years in office, Elizabeth Warren has staked her claim as the Senates liberal lion. And many Massachusetts voters like it 51 percent view her favorably.

But according to a new WBUR poll, only 44 percent think Warren deserves reelection. Forty-six percent think voters ought to give someone else a chance.

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On the other hand only 12% of voters think they should give someone else a chance over incumbent GOP Governor Charlie Baker.

Read more: http://www.decisiondeskhq.com/2017/01/23/massachusetts-poll-shows-gop-governor-charlie-baker-in-better-shape-than-democratic-senator-elizabeth-warren-heading-in-2018/

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I'm wondering if Warren is seen as too much of a "national" politician.

[MFM008]

1. polls

because they were so accurate in 2016.............

[brooklynite]

2. Discounting data because you don't like what it says isn't a good strategy...

[StevieM]

9. The polls were fine. They changed in the final 11 days after Comey and the FBI rigged the election.

eom

[Yupster]

28. The final poll average had Hillary up by about 3 %

and that's about what she won by.

The polls weren't that bad nationally. Trump just got his votes exactly where he needed them and Hillary got her's where she already was winning.

Some of the state polls were way off though.

[Equinox Moon]

3. I don't trust anything!

They won the majority and WH by spreading their dissent. Is this just more of their crafting?

[Justice]

4. This poll story has been posted about 11 times today so far. Enough

[kimbutgar]

5. Who funded this poll and who was polled?

If you want a desired narrative if you poll only a certain handpicked demographic group you get the desired result.

I call bs on this poll.

And the person they would love to take out is the one who is the loudest advocate for progressive policies.

[Hestia]

6. Who is decision desk hq? Push polling is to make the "winners" happy with their decision

They don't have to think about their votes when they see "data" proving they won.

What is this, Day 3 of the Hostage Situation? Lots of time to support Elizabeth Warren.

[brooklynite]

14. Decision Desk is a non-partisan data aggregator; I've been following them for six months.

[elmac]

7. oh, we all know how them poll thingys turn out

pulls don't mean shit.

[C_U_L8R]

8. With over 200,000 marchers at his doorstep Saturday

Charlie Baker was too spineless to come out and support the women of his state.

[Sunlei]

10. already the RW piles a bit of media on all targets for elections. find some D wedges.

[geek tragedy]

11. Warren underperformed Obama by a healthy margin in 2012 within Massachusetts.

I've always been suspicious of the idea that she's a viable national candidate out there in states like Iowa and Wisconsin.

[Dopers_Greed]

12. Be very afraid

Midterms are still really far away, but Warren is going to be major target for the GOP/KGB.

[bucolic_frolic]

13. I just think and it will not be popular nor

politically correct to say so

that in the view of the general non-political population as well as
of course Republicans, Democrats pushed LGBTQ issues way out in
front of themselves with the bathroom free-choice issue and were
also unfairly perceived by whites as not supporting law enforcement
at all with the racial incidents

And income inequality was poorly defined. We push $15 an hour, but
some saw it as an inflation threat, and there was little push for raising
taxes on the wealthy and redistributing it to the middle class, it was a
subtle policy bone but not a tangible program

I think these things now come home to roost with the politicians that pushed
them vocally in the campaign

Of course I could be all wet

[brooklynite]

16. Add to which, the average voter doesn't care about minimum wage fights...

...they're already being paid more than that.

[brooklynite]

15. FYI: The poll was done by WBUR: National Public Radio.

[Dawson Leery]

17. Democrats are the opposition party.

This is help her. With that said, this is one poll with a small sample.

[Dawson Leery]

20. Warren won the first time

against Brown. She had a ton of shit thrown at her. It will happen again. She is a target of the far right bigots.

[LanternWaste]

18. A telephone poll of 508 voters with a 4.4% MOE.

A telephone poll of 508 voters with a 4.4% MOE.

"I'm wondering if Warren is seen as too much of a "national" politician..." Seems it's much less that and more an intolerance by Republicans for a name with (D) amended to it.


"When you look at Elizabeth Warren's favorables, only 12 percent of Republicans have a favorable view of her," Koczela said. "When you look at Baker, 60 percent of Democrats view him favorably. So he has bipartisan appeal where Elizabeth Warren really never has.”

[mindfulNJ]

19. She seemed pretty damn popular

in Boston on Saturday .

[Cryptoad]

21. Maybe we should all join the GOP

and destroy it from the inside out!

[BigDemVoter]

22. While I don't argue with the results, I can say that it's a bit early to be relying on polls right

now. . . .

[groundloop]

23. I'm not really believing this.. HOWEVER, I never believed a reality TV personality would live in W H

I've learned to take my 'logical' assumptions with a huge grain of salt. While I strongly believe that Elizabeth Warren will win reelection, I just as strongly believed that a reality TV personality on his third marriage and with 6 bankruptcies had zero chance of ever setting foot in the White House.

[Larkspur]

24. I just heard an ad on Worcester, MA 96.1FM radio station and ad from Judical Crisis Network

against Sen. Warren.

They are a right wing group setup to pressure lawmakers to confirm Trump's nominees, especially is wako right wing ones.

Judicial Crisis Network Whats New

Multi-Million Dollar Campaign Targets Vulnerable Democrat Senators

For Immediate Release: Monday, Jan. 9

Contact: Peter Robbio
[e-mail]
Katie Hughes
[e-mail]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) today announced plans for a national campaign to confirm President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. Coming off of its historic “Let the People Decide” victory in the Garland nomination battle, JCN will engage a comprehensive campaign of paid advertising, earned media, research, grassroots activity, and a coalition enterprise, all adding up to the most robust operation in the history of confirmation battles. JCN and its allies will focus on states where Senate Democrats are vulnerable in 2018, particularly those where Trump won by large margins. JCN spent more than $7 million in its Let the People Decide effort, and it expects to spend at least $10 million to confirm the next justice.
“We are preparing to launch the most robust campaign for a Supreme Court nominee in history and we will force vulnerable Senators up for re-election in 2018 like Joe Donnelly and Claire McCaskill to decide between keeping their Senate seats or following Chuck Schumer’s liberal, obstructionist agenda,” said Carrie Severino, Chief Counsel and Policy Director of the Judicial Crisis Network.
“Any vulnerable Senator who signs up for Schumer’s obstructionist strategy will pay a heavy price in 2018. Exit polls showed that over one fifth of voters said the Supreme Court was a primary reason for their vote and of that large percentage of Americans, Trump won those voters by a resounding 57-40 margin. And he won some of those states by overwhelming margins. The President-elect clearly has a mandate when it comes to the Supreme Court and this effort will ensure that the will of the people prevails,” Severino continued.

[crazycatlady]

25. Her likely opponent is a racist baseball player

Who has very deep pockets and can self-fund. He tries to make himself a martyr on the right after being fired from ESPN for opening his fat mouth on social media.

[VMA131Marine]

27. Curt Schilling?... He's basically broke!

After losing all his money (and a lot of Rhode Island taxpayers') on his video game venture.

[crazycatlady]

29. I had no idea he is broke

I just thought that one would be wise if they signed fat MLB contracts.

[JDC]

26. We'll see how the GOP polls in 6-12 mos

[Dawson Leery]

30. +1