Posted on 09/13/2010 4:09:29 PM PDT by Libloather
Nevada voters aren’t buying Reid’s attacks on Angle
By Holly Bailey
Mon Sep 13, 1:01 pm ET
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has spent millions on TV ads attacking GOP opponent Sharron Angle as "extreme," but Nevada voters just don't seem to be buying it.
The latest Las Vegas Review-Journal/Mason Dixon poll on the Senate race finds Reid leading Angle by just 2 points, 46 percent to 44 percent, well within the poll's margin of error, and 6 percent remain undecided — numbers that have been virtually unchanged all summer.
The latest poll has plenty of bad news for Reid, who seems to be bearing the brunt of anger among voters over the state's dismal economy. Much as has been the trend in national polls, most voters in the state say they don't agree with Democrats' argument that a vote for a Republican this fall could mean a return to George W. Bush's policies.
In fact, Nevada voters are virtually split over whom to blame for the economic woes: 43 percent say it's President Obama's fault; 42 percent blame Bush. But that number is even more striking among self-described independent voters, who are likely to decide the November race. Among independents, 55 percent blame Obama for the economy, while just 21 percent say it's Bush's fault.
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2010 is LIBERAL QUICK SAND!
The harder they struggle, the deeper the sink.
Dems in NV.
RINOS’s in DE.
Resistance if Futile!
a 3 term incumbent polling below 50% is in deep doo-doo
That's all he can do as there is no way he can defend his mangy legacy.
How did this AP report make it past the WH?
Next thing you know Harry Reid will claim he had nothing to do with the current economic crisis..
What?
He did?
Never mind...
Any boots on the ground there? Any locals have a feel for how this will end up? I can’t tell yu how much I want to see him go. Arkansas here, waiting to say buh-bye to Blanche...
They must be buying his ads if Reid is ahead, he used to trail badly all 3 candidates before the primary....
It bothers me alot that it’s even this close. His dinginess may prevail.
Delaware here, hoping to get rid of Mike Castle tomorrow.
It’s all the Castle people can do is go after his opponent.
They yell GET RID OF THE BUMS but they hang on tighter than a fat tick on a mangy bull dog.
Reid’s a 4-term Senate incumbent + 2 terms in the House (28 years in DC — not counting his time in local and statewide office going back almost continuously to the 1960s).
I am in the military and stationed in California. I’m also a Nevada resident. Hope I get my absentee ballot!
The “likely voter” thing could be totally screwy this year depending on definition.
In the past, it has often been defined by asking “did you vote in the last election” or”...2 elections.”
This would distort things heavily in favor of the Dems, exaggerating their support due to Obamabots’ enthusiasm in 2008 and their utter deflation now.
Also, there are a significant number of new voters that will show up for conservative candidates this year.
It is VERY worthwhile to ask of any poll, “how do you decide if someone is a ‘likely’ voter?”
Video: Reid Snaps At Reporter When Asked about Polls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbsGno4NZ9U&feature=channel
Yahoo News is usually slanted “liberal”. Can’t believe this article is from Yahoo.
As a former 17-year resident of northern Nevada and grad of UNR, I can say with some experience that it matters little what the rural counties do...the “cow counties” as they are lovingly referred. It all matters on what Clark county does and Clark county has a huge organized labor base...I doubt Lander Co or Esmeralda Co will ever enjoy the position of “swing” counties.
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