Despite President Barack Obama’s visit to Boston, Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick hasn’t budged in the polls, a survey released Monday by Rasmussen Reports found.
The poll, which was taken hours after Obama’s speech on Saturday, shows Patrick ahead in the race for governor by 5 percent, garnering 47 percent of the support of those surveyed.
His main opposition, Republican Charlie Baker, is behind with 42 percent, while independent Tim Cahill is at 6 percent.
The poll shows that 3 percent favor some other candidate, while 2 percent are still unsure.
The last poll Rasmussen conducted, released on Sept. 30, gave the same numbers for Baker, Patrick and Cahill.
This consistency means the race is still leaning toward a Patrick victory, Rasmussen concluded.
For the midterm gubernatorial elections, Rasmussen projects that 13 states will elect a Democratic governor.
27 will elect a Republican governor, the site projects, with 10 states considered toss-ups.
Only two states, New Hampshire and New York, are considered to be solidly Democratic in the governor’s race.
Seventeen states, meanwhile, are considered solidly Republican in the governor’s race.
Seven of those states have a Democratic governor.
The poll has a four percent margin of error.
Obama had been in Boston to campaign for Patrick.
“Because Deval Patrick chose to lead in the toughest of times, this state will lead in the future,” Obama said to the rally of 10,000 attendees.
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