A recent Rasmussen poll has Brown down by only 9 points to [[Democratic Party]] challenger [[Martha Coakley]], 50%-41%. <ref>[http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2010/01/05/coakley-brown-polling-fwiw.aspx Coakley-Brown Polling, FWIW, The Boston Phoenix, January 5, 2010]</ref> The race is expected to favor Democrats heavily due to the state having a million more registered Democrats than Republicans. The anti-Democrat sentiment in the country and high GOP and Independent turnout should make this a tight race.
==See also==
* [[2010 Midterm Elections]]
==References==