Will LieberCare Defeat Martha Coakley?

Will LieberCare give Ted Kennedy's Senate seat to Republican Scott Brown?

A Suffolk University Poll released late Thursday night gives Brown a 50%-46% lead over Martha Coakley. Nate Silver connected the polling dots and now calls it a toss-up.

Coakley hasn't run a brilliant campaign. But Scott Brown's main claim to fame is as a centerfold, and Massachusetts is a Blue state. So why does Brown have a real chance?

Because the same poll shows MA voters oppose LieberCare by 51%-36%. Many LieberCare opponents are conservative Republicans who would vote for Scott Brown anyway. But some are progressive Democrats and independents who want Medicare for All, or at least a public option. Steven is one:

I am in Massachusetts and actually the reason I'm not going to vote Democrat (not voting republican either) is because the current healthcare bill is far too conservative. It does not have a strong public option, Coakley says she will vote for it in the Senate, I therefore will not cast my vote for her.

How widespread is Steven's sentiment? It's hard to know without polls that separate LieberCare critics who are progressive from those who are conservative. Pollsters, give us better questions - and more crosstabs!

Update 1: More LieberCare opponents:

Digitalcubano: Mass. is comprised of a progressive electorate.  By and large, progressives are pissed and they feel used and disenfranchised.  So, I fail to see what another rousing, but ultimately empty speech by Obama is going to accomplish.  In fact, its doomed to fail if they continue to try and frame this as a referendum on the proposed health insurance legislation.  Generically, its unpopular.  Specifically, it holds little sway in state for which a similar system is already in place.

Stoneg64: "The bigger truth is, so many voters, particularly the young, are dispirited and have the "they're all the same, so who cares?" attitude."

You nailed that one.  I'm a younger Mass Born and raised and I am very disappointed the National Dems and I'm completely uninspired by Coakley.  The past six months of watered down health care reform have reminded me why I often vote third party.  Add to that her fund raising with health care lobbyists and I've given up.  I'll vote for her but it is really only a vote against the RNC.

As far as I can see, the Repubs are doing their usual crap and the Dems either sell us out or are completely ineffective (unless their goal is to get voted out of office.) bleh...

Update 2: Contrary views:

all_a_twitt_r: she couldn't be less like Kennedy when it comes to liking people and defending the least