A new poll shows that Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., might have a more difficult re-election path than she’d like.
Although the poll didn’t directly pit Warren head-to-head against any possible opponents, it did show that a slight plurality of registered voters want to “give someone else a chance” in the Senate. About 46 percent of voters said as much, while 44 percent said she deserved re-election. (That’s within the poll’s 4.4 percent margin of error.)
Those numbers are hardly fatal for Warren, but they are far worse that those of the Bay State’s Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, who is also up for re-election in 2018. A slight majority, 51 percent, said he deserves re-election, while only 29 percent want to “give someone else a chance.”
Baker, who’s rumored to be a possible Senate candidate against Warren, also has much better net favorability: +41 percent, to Warren’s +14 percent.
How likely is it that Warren will really lose? I wouldn’t put any money on it. After two years of a unified GOP federal government undoing liberal policies, I doubt Massachusetts liberals will want a Republican, or even a more moderate Democrat, to replace Warren.
Jason Russell is the contributors editor for the Washington Examiner.
