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Here is an interesting piece of news from The Lowell Sun's political gossip column, "The Column". It seems as Patrick's internal poll results also show a single digit lead. I reiterate my earlier comments on Hub Politics that internal polls survey, likely voters, other polls don't. From The Lowell Sun:

ELECTION FOOD for thought: At least one local Democratic Party member
doesn't believe recent polls showing Deval Patrick with a 25 percent
lead over Healey. The veteran Dem, who wished to remain anonymous,
called The Sun this week to say he's been involved in several internal
polls covering Merrimack Valley towns and results show Patrick holding
a much smaller, single-digit lead.

"Where are they getting these numbers from?" he asked. For confidential
reasons, he refused to give precise information. But he did say that
Healey, by his survey work of 200 calls to residents in Tewksbury,
Wilmington and Billerica during the past week, was narrowly trailing
Patrick. Of course, those three towns were the weakest in supporting
Patrick in September, but this person said he has seen other internal
poll numbers reflecting similar results.

"You have to wonder who is being called by these pollsters, and whether
they are going to vote," he said.