Is Coakley in a freefall?

Poll after poll released today all point to a Brown victory. No one has Coakley ahead of Brown. The Insider Advantage poll just released gives Brown a 9-point lead over Coakley.

From Politico:

According to the survey conducted Sunday evening, Brown leads the Democratic attorney general 52 percent to 43 percent.

"I actually think the bottom is falling out," said InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery, referring to Coakley's fall in the polls over the last ten days. "I think that this candidate is in freefall. Clearly this race is imploding for her."

To really put a point on things here is what Politico has noted for the breakdown of the Insider Advantage poll. 

InsiderAdvantage's polling pool was made up of 20 percent Republicans and 43 percent of Democrats, though estimates show that independents make up just over 50 percent of all Massachusetts voters. "It'd be even worse for (Coakley) if we weighed it towards more independents," Towery said.

I am hoping that this all holds true. Brown needs to be ahead by a big number, one or two points makes traditional Democratic vote stealing games possible.

Another sign that the Coakley camp may have already called it a day is this story about no one showing up to do a phone bank for Coakley.

From Watchdog.org:

 Meanwhile, across the street at the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the holiday and a bitter winter storm have kept the crowds away from a phone bank for Democratic candidate Martha Coakley. As of 10:20 this morning, not a single volunteer had yet arrived for the 10am phone bank. MTA Webmaster Meg Secatore tells Watchdog.org that the severe snow and ice that have covered Massachusetts highways are keeping people from the phones.

Now this is not to say, no one did any calls for Coakley. I read at the Democratic Underground forum how several people participated in virtual phone banks (using cell phones). However, it is interesting to note that the weather kept them away from the physical phone bank. Will the bad weather predicted for tomorrow have the same effect at the polls?  Stay tuned.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: Politico

Via: WatchDog.org