Imagine:  You’re Martha Coakley and–no matter how hard you try–you can’t figure out  where you stand.

A new poll out Wednesday says you’re beating Charlie Baker by 10 points, 46%-36%.  But just last week, another poll said you were tied, with 42 points each, and–in a third–you were losing by one percentage point.

So all you can do publicly is keep at it–at campaign events like Wednesday’s at Faneuil Hall…Where all your opponents see you as their target.

On Monday, you go to Quincy to talk about your early education plan, and hope some of the current governor’s charisma rubs off on you.

Last night–it was a Democratic unity event in Cambridge, where you aim to win over the same party regulars who did not endorse you at the state convention this summer, forcing you to make this promise:

“I am going to work harder than anybody in this race,” Coakley said in June.

Wednesday afternoon, she said she’s doing it:
 
Coakley:  “I believe we’re campaigning very hard.  I don’t know what the other candidates’ schedules are, I’m focused on my own race.”
Hiller: “Are you winning or losing?”
Coakley: “We won’t know that until November 4.”
Hiller: “Do you sometimes wish that you had a little more charisma?”
Coakley: “I think I am who I am and that’s what’s important.  People want someone who’s authentic as governor.  People who know me know what I care about…”
Hiller: “You are warm?”
Coakley:  “I believe that I am.”

Here’s what all the uncertainty and shifting polls say to me:

With just weeks to go before this campaign ends, no one knows how it ends.

Meaning:  it’s still out there to be won, and lost.

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