Tisei looks to oust incumbent Tierney

[Ian David]

(NECN) - The latest polls in the Mass. 6th Congressional District race reinforce why it is being closely watched on a national level.

Internal polling by Republican challenger Richard Tisei's campaign shows Tisei has a seven point lead over Democratic incumbent John Tierney, with 40 percent to Tierney's 33 percent, with 27 percent undecided.

Those results are eye-catching, since a Republican hasn't won a Congressional seat in Massachusetts since 1994.

"I think there are a lot of people out there right now who are totally receptive to some type of change and they look at what's happening in Washington, they realize things aren't getting done and this is a great opportunity," said Tisei.

But Tierney supporters say, if that poll seems too good to be true, it's because it is.

"The fact that Mr. Tisei's own pollster admitted that he manipulated the results of the poll requiring Republican voters to show up 100 percent for Mr. Tisei and then half of them to sneak back into the polls and vote again for Mr. Tisei in order to get these results," said Matt Robinson, Tierney's campaign manager.

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http://www.necn.com/05/16/12/Tisei-looks-to-oust-incumbent-Tierney/landing_politics.html?blockID=709062&feedID=4212

[Mass]

1. This reminds the Baker poll showing Baker ahead of Patrick in 2010 when everybody else was giving

Patrick winning.

Wonder if this is the same pollster.