The new Emerson poll showing Seth Moulton within 5 points of Ed Markey in the Dem primary for U.S. senator is so out of sync with other polls that it’s easy to dismiss it. Except … except it makes a little sense when you drill down into the numbers and see Moulton picking up support from unenrolled voters – the type of voters the more moderate Moulton needs to win in a Dem primary and the type of voters he’s been courting in recent months (Globe). … Anyway, GBH’s Adam Reilly and the Herald’s Tim Dunn have more on the surprise Emerson numbers. …

Btw: the same Emerson poll shows the income-tax cut and rent-control referendums attracting big support.

Update — A reader wonders if the big bucks “Chronic Reelection Disorder” campaign (Globe) is helping Moulton.