The conservative template of attacking Obama with unrelenting invective was also created here in the Bay State, and used against Deval Patrick. I should know. I helped create that template.

Rasmussen 10/27/10; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) Massachusetts 2010 Governor 46% Patrick (D), 44%...

Suffolk University for 7News 10/25-27/10; 500 likely voters, 4.4% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews Suffolk release Massachusetts 2010...

UNH, for Boston Globe 10/17-22/10; 519 Likely voters, 4.3% margin of error Mode: Live phone interview (UNH PDF) Massachusetts 2010 Governor 43% Patr...

Western New England College 10/16-21/10; 400 likely voters, 5% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews WNEC release Massachusetts 2010 Gover...

Who will be the next Massachusetts Governor? Democrat Deval Patrick, Republican Charlie Baker and Independent Tim Cahill face off on Nov. 2, and we'd...

Public Opinion Strategies, for Baker campaign 10/11-13/10; 800 likely voters, 3.46% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Boston Globe article) Mass...

Rasmussen 10/16/10; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone Rasmussen release Massachusetts 2010 Governor 47% Patrick (D), 42% B...

Suffolk University 10/10-12/10; 500 registered voters, 4.4% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews Suffolk release Massachusetts 2010 Gover...

Independents have a reputation for handing elections to the "undeserving" candidate. But the diverse make-up of a Independent nominee's camp in Massachusetts might cancel out the larger impact of their defection.

Rasmussen 9/28/10; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) Massachusetts 2010 Governor 47% Patrick (D), 42%...