Martha Coakley is on the verge of blowing another huge race for Massachusetts Democrats

Martha Coakley is on the verge of blowing another huge race for Massachusetts Democrats

Democrat Martha Coakley trails for the first time in a WBUR poll of the Massachusetts gubernatorial race, suggesting the sitting attorney general may soon suffer another embarrassing defeat in the deep blue state.

In the survey, GOP candidate Charlie Baker leads Coakley 43 percent to 42 percent. Other recent polls have shown Baker surging, and the trend line on the contest should be terrifying to Democrats who once considered the race a cakewalk.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.