Local Politics UMass Lowell-Herald poll: Ed Markey 20 points ahead of Gomez [View all]

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by Joe Battenfeld
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..U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey, backed by an arsenal of attack ads and a huge spending advantage, holds a double-digit lead over GOP rival Gabriel Gomez as the special U.S. Senate election heads into the final days, a new UMass Lowell-Boston Herald poll shows.

Gomez has been hammered by a late round of negative TV ads that has driven up his unfavorable ratings and hampered his ability to get closer to his Democratic rival, according to the poll of 608 registered Massachusetts voters, including 312 likely voters taken this week.

“Gomez is in a deep hole right now and it has more to do with lopsided campaign spending than anything else,” said Joshua Dyck, co-director of the UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion. “Markey is just beating him up.”

The UMass Lowell-Herald poll shows Markey is benefitting from support from President Obama, whose approval rating remains above 60 percent in Massachusetts despite a wave of scandals

Good article!
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_politics/2013/06/umass_lowell_herald_poll_ed_markey_20_points_ahead_of_gomez

I don't know how exact this poll is but the article is enlighting as to what Markey is up to these last days of his campaign.

I'm guessing the "the negative ads" "hammered" at Gomez are ads that are actually highlighting his history.