Boston Globe: Scott Brown Most Popular Politician in MA

A new Boston Globe poll has some good news for Scott Brown: he is the most popular national politician in Massachusetts, outpolling both President Obama and Senator Kerry (emphasis added):

Asked their opinion of Brown, 55 percent of those polled said they view him favorably, only 18 percent unfavorably. His rating among Republicans is 79 percent favorable, 3 percent unfavorable. And 55 percent of independents — the majority of the state’s voters — say they like him, while only 11 percent have an unfavorable opinion. The poll has a margin of error of 4.2 percent.

Despite the fact that his election in January was a crushing blow to both the state and national Democratic party, 41 percent of Democrats say they view Brown favorably, and 32 percent, unfavorably.

In contrast, Kerry was viewed favorably by 52 percent of those polled and unfavorably by 37 percent of the respondents. And in a sign that Obama is a polarizing figure even in Massachusetts, 54 percent of the respondents view him favorably and 41 percent unfavorably, according to the polling data.

Brown's support reaches across party lines, showing that a Republican can succeed in building a coalition even in Democrat-leaning states. These numbers also suggest some of the damage Obama's standing has suffered over the past few months.

This poll has good news for the (Brown-endorsed) Jeff Perry running in the 10th Congressional District.

Republicans can take hope in the state’s only contest for an open seat, being vacated by Democrat William Delahunt. Voters in the Southeastern and Cape and Islands communities that make up the district are evenly divided on whether they will vote for a Republican or Democrat.