In latest Mass. Senate polls, Brown leads Coakley or Coakley leads Brown

The latest poll in the Massachusetts Senate race shows the Republican, Scott Brown, leading Democrat Martha Coakley by a margin of 50% - 46%. This poll, which has a margin of error of +/- 4.4%, was conducted Monday through Wednesday.

Yesterday, Blue Mass Group released a poll showing Coakley leading by a margin of 49% - 41%. This poll was conducted on Tuesday and Wednesay and has a margin of error of +/- 4%.

What I'm hoping is that Brown has peaked. He was on a roll without much push back from the Democratic side. That changed this week. People in Massachusetts are paying attention and Brown was exposed as the hard-core, homophobic right-winger that he is. Yesterday, Brown showed his true colors again. He sided with the big banks by opposing the fee Obama proposed to recoup TARP costs.

In special elections, it's all about turnout and which side is motivated. Until this week, Brown had the advantage. That may have changed. Democrats in the Bay State (and Washington D.C.) have had a real wake up call. The alarm may have been sounded in time. I'm sure there are many Democrats in Mass. who may not have voted next week because they thought this was a sure thing for Coakley. In fact, I know some of them. But, not anymore. The thought of Scott Brown filling that seat held for so long by Ted Kennedy has become a motivating factor.

Here's a link to Coakley campaign events for those who to help out over the next couple days.