Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has a real fight on his hands to hold on to his job in Massachusetts, facing not just a Republican foe in either Charlie Baker or Christy Mihos, but also Democrat-turned-Independent state Treasurer Tim Cahill. Nearly two months after a Republican upset in the special election for Senate, a new Rasmussen poll out today shows Patrick hovering in the mid-30s in two potential matchups, with Baker coming in just points behind the incumbent.

General Election Matchups
Patrick (D) 35 (+2 vs. last poll, 11/23)
Baker (R) 32 (+4)
Cahill (I) 19 (-6)

Patrick (D) 34 (+2)
Cahill (I) 30 (+2)
Mihos (R) 19 (-9)

Rasmussen also tested new Sen. Scott Brown (R), and found that 70 percent of Bay State voters approve of his job performance so far, while 26 percent disapprove. Fifty-eight percent say the Kennedy dynasty is over in Massachusetts.

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