Coakley Says Polls Are Inaccurate
DORCHESTER, MA -- Speaking with reporters after rallying union members at the IBEW Local 103 here, MA AG Martha Coakley (D) questioned the accuracy of polls showing her losing to state Sen. Scott Brown (R).
"Every race has its own dynamic," Coakley said. "We had a tough primary. I came out of that primary ahead. I might note that many of the polls during that primary were totally inaccurate."
"We think the polls are inaccurate," she continued. "It's just very difficult to figure out in a short race, special election, in a state race we've never had before. So until those votes are counted tomorrow, I don't think anybody knows what's going to happen."
Coakley painted Brown as in step with national GOPers.
"It's become pretty clear in the last few days that Scott Brown, regardless of what he says, or regardless the truck that he drives around in, is basically going to be in lockstep with national Republicans," Coakley said. "He's going to say no to any progress. His truck is stuck in reverse, and I think voters know that."
Asked to make her pitch to undecided voters, Coakley urged them to look closely at the differences between herself and Brown.
"What I say to them is make sure you know for whom you're voting. Check out the websites. Check out the positions. Check out the records," Coakley said.
"If anybody understands what the difference is between me and Scott Brown, they will understand that the only thing he stands for are the failed policies that got us into this economic mess in the first place," she added. "And they're going to vote Coakley."