Obama up by 14 over Romney in Massachusetts...

[Drunken Irishman]

In one-on-one matchups, Obama was the preference of Massachusetts registered voters polled, besting Romney 53 percent to 39 percent; Santorum 59 percent to 32 percent; Paul 60 percent to 26 percent; and Gingrich 63 percent to 23 percent. Fifty-nine percent of all voters expect Obama to remain in office as president after the 2012 elections.

http://www.suffolk.edu/50648.html

Romney does about 12 points better than McCain did in '08, but that's not a surprise with his built in support among the residents there.

Still, he gets blown out in his home state. Not a surprise, of course, but I should point out that the last president to lose his resident state and win the election was Woodrow Wilson in 1916 (Nixon really doesn't count since he didn't represent New York and I doubt many New Yorkers considered him one of their own - then again, who did?!?).

Oh - and Al Gore.

So, a daunting task for Romney. Not many presidents lose their resident state and go on to win the WH.

[rox63]

1. Romney's 4 years as governor made the whole state despise him

Even MA Repukes hate him.

[femmocrat]

2. And hopefully he will bring Elizabeth Warren in with him.

We need her in the Senate.