Posted on 09/15/2009 1:23:01 PM PDT by MissesBush
Has anyone noticed how quiet Harry Reid has been on pushing ObamaCare? Reid has let Max Baucus (D-MT) take the public lead in pushing for health-care reform and has limited himself mostly to general statements of support for industry reform. Rasmussen’s new polling in Nevada shows why. Reid trails both of his potential Republican challengers, and has gone under water on favorability in his state:
In what is currently a difficult political climate for Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trails two potential Republican challengers seeking to unseat him as he faces reelection next year in Nevada. The first Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of the 2010 race shows Sue Lowden beating Reid by 10 percentage points, 50% to 40%. Lowden is chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and the preferred candidate of the Republican party establishment. GOP hopeful Danny Tarkanian beats Reid by seven points, 50% to 43%. Tarkanian is a former basketball player for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the son of a legendary college basketball coach.
The Senate Majority Leader has a big problem at home with his image. Only 45% have a favorable opinion of Reid, while a solid majority of 54% view him unfavorably. Voters were more than twice as likely to view him strongly unfavorably (42%) as strongly favorably (20%), pointing to a big, big problem in getting re-elected in 14 months. Part of the reason is ObamaCare. The overhaul of the health-care system is as popular in Nevada as it is nationwide, opposed by 52% of Nevada voters and supported by only 45%, exactly what the lastest numbers show nationwide. Fifty-one percent say it will make health-care worse, and 74% say it will lead to higher taxes on the middle class. Reid’s leadership in the Senate makes him responsible for those outcomes, and it has made him unpopular at a very bad time. But just as with the Democrats nationwide, the independents are the key. In the Rasmussen poll, independent voters pick Lowden over Reid by a whopping 3-1 margin, 62%-20%. Reid doesn’t do much better with independents against Tarkanian, losing that matchup 65%-29%. Reid loses every age demographic and almost every income demographic against Lowden. Generally speaking, when an incumbent drops below 50% support, the challenger has a good shot at winning. Getting back to 50% support would be a miracle for Reid. It won’t happen while Obama pushes ObamaCare.
You can donate to Tarkanian here: https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=28459 I couldn't find a campaign site for Sue Lowden, so I guess she's not announced yet.
Reid is the Vegas’ mobs man.
I don’t think it matters if he wins or loses, He’ll be announced the winner and continue his racketeering.
What scum we have as “leaders”.
Why can't the GOP stay the Hell out of primaries? This Lowden chick is probably a flaming RINO. I don't know why Wayne Root didn't run.
Dashole the Dingy One.
IF we can start identifying these RAT seats, and start picking them off one by one, we can derail and stop this socialist agenda in its tracks.
Who’s Wayne Root?
All I needed to know. Go Tarkanian!
With the MSM, Harry Reid is the only Mormon who’s not suspect and who’s religion shouldn’t be derided.
However deep his trouble is it’s not deep enough.
Me too. Go Tark!
Tarkanian is the son of the well known - former - basketball coach at UNLV.
I’d vote for the coach, but his son I don’t know.
But, ya know, what REALLY PISSES ME OFF is that even after clowns like this idiot have virtually DESTROYED America, they go out to pasture with LIFETIME PENSIONS and perks an average citizen can only dream about.
Perhaps a congress populated with new folks can roll much of that back.
Whatthehell ever happened to the concept of the citizen-legislator who went into office for a few years then came back to the real world to live with the rules and regulations they imposed on the rest of us?
Oh yeah: What happened was the idiot voters who were either too lazy to think for themselves or wanted their officials to rob for them — or both.
If Ol Harry can’t get the majority of voters in his corner maybe he can use the old nuclear option on his re-election bid.
Dick, great post. These are the same imperious creeps who want to impose a destructive healthcare “reform” on the economy and on those of us who are insured, while exempting their kingly-selves.
The perks and pensions are the root of the problem in congress. I don’t believe our founding fathers ever dreamed people would stay in political office long enough to earn pensions.
Any evidence this is happening across the nation? Will it be 1994 again?
Here’s a new idea to encourage term limits: in order to qualify for a pension, you have to WIN your last election. If you lose your last election, the voters will have indicated that you do not deserve a pension. We would see many more voluntary retirements, and shorter lengths of service....
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Yes it will be, however, since Acorn, COI, SEIU, etc., will be counting the votes, there will not be any change in the makeup of Congress.
Remember, it's not the vote you cast that is important, it's who counts the votes (Minnesota, Missouri, Washington, California, and in my case, Philadelphia, where 125% of the residents voted for Obama).
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