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Published: 11/22/09

Coakley Has Big Lead in Race for Kennedy's Seat

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Coakley Has Big Lead in Race for Kennedy's Seat

Attorney General Martha Coakley is far ahead of the Democratic pack in the race for the party's nomination for the seat held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, garnering 43 percent of likely voters compared to 22 percent for Rep. Michael Capuano, and 15 percent for Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca, according to a Boston Globe poll conducted Nov. 13-18. ...

Published: 10/27/09

Coakley Way in Front in Bid to Fill Kennedy's Seat

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Coakley Way in Front in Bid to Fill Kennedy's Seat

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley holds a big lead over rivals for the Democratic nomination for the seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, with better than a two-to-one lead over her nearest opponent,according to a Western New England College Polling Institute survey conducted Oct. 18-22. Coakley is backed by 37 percent of voters compared to 14 percent for businessman Steve Pagliuca (who also is a managing partner of the Boston Celtics) and 13 percent for six-term Rep. Mike Capuano, with all others in the low single digits. Twenty-six percent are undecided as the Dec. 8 primary ...

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