Poll Watch: UNH/Boston Globe Massachusetts Gubernatorial Survey

UNH/Boston Globe Massachusetts Gubernatorial Survey

• Deval Patrick (D) 35% (38%)
• Charlie Baker (R) 34% (31%)
• Tim Cahill (I) 11% (9%)
• Jill Stein (G) 4% (2%)
• Other 2% (2%)
• Don't know 14% (17%)

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Charlie Baker 33% (21%) / 25% (20%) {+8%}
• Deval Patrick 44% (44%) / 43% (47%) {+1%}
• Jill Stein 14% / 18% {-4%}
• Tim Cahill 27% (22%) / 33% (32%) {-6%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Deval Patrick is handling his job as governor?

• Approve 41% (41%)
• Disapprove 49% (51%)

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 55% (51%)
• Disapprove 41% (47%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of President Barack Obama?

• Favorable 57% (53%)
• Unfavorable 37% (43%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Senator John Kerry?

• Favorable 49% (52%)
• Unfavorable 37% (39%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Senator Scott Brown?

• Favorable 61% (57%)
• Unfavorable 20% (19%)

Overall, would you say you support or oppose the political movement known as the Tea Party?

• Support Tea Party 17% (22%)
• Lean Support 8% (7%)
• Neither 27% (26%)
• Lean Oppose 3% (3%)
• Oppose Tea Party 41% (36%)

Survey of 471 likely voters was conducted September 17-22, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted June 17-23, 2010 are in parentheses.