Appetite for Elizabeth Warren Reelection May Be Lacking: Poll

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is best-known of late for feuding with a deeply unpopular President Donald Trump whose numbers are even more dismal in the Bay State. Nonetheless, a new poll suggests this hasn't done her any favors back home, as the Massachusetts senator's reelection interest registers relatively weakly at the start of 2017.

That's according a new poll from WBUR, which found that only 44 percent of those surveyed believe Warren "deserves reelection." Forty-six percent of those polled suggest someone else should get a chance at the job.

Compare that to Charlie Baker, liberal Massachusetts' popular Republican governor. The WBUR poll puts support for his reelection at around 51 percent, with only 29 of respondents saying "give someone else a chance."

In popularity, the numbers are similarly lopsided. Around 51 percent of Bay Staters polled said they view Warren favorably, compared to 59 percent in Baker's corner.

For Warren, that's a slight dip since a similar poll conducted last September, which put her support at 53 percent. Support for Baker, too, has decreased in that time. The key difference, those numbers suggest, is Warren's inability to meaningfully cross partisan lines. Baker manages to garner a majority of support from both Democrats and Republicans polled.

However, the good news for Warren is that her reelection could hinge on a weak competitor.

Former Red Sox star turned conservative provocateur Curt Schilling has said he's eyeing a 2018 run against Warren. However, that previous poll put his support at a measly 29 percent.

See the full results from the latest WBUR poll here.

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