PPP Poll: Brown Leads Coakley 51% to 46% Mass. voters oppose Obamacare 48% to 40%. BY John McCormack January 18, 2010 12:42 AM Public Policy Polling, a respected Democratic firm, has released its final poll on the Massachusetts Senate election. Republican Scott Brown leads Democrat Martha Coakley 51% to 46%.
Some striking results:
--Coakley now has a -7 favorable rating (44/51 fav/unfav), while Brown has a +19 favorable rating (56/37).
--Coakley's 44% favorable rating is exactly tied with Obama's 44% approval rating.
--PPP asked if voters "support or oppose President Obama's health care plan," and the results were 48% opposed and 40% in favor.
Remember: this is Massachusetts.