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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has taken the lead over Sharron Angle in the Nevada Senate race, 44 percent to 37 percent, according to a Mason-Dixon poll for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The results suggest that Reid’s strategy of pummelling Angle with attacks portraying her as an extremist have been working to drive down Angle’s numbers. Nevada allows voters to choose “none of the above” is an option on the ballot, so the unpopular Reid could conceivably win with 44 percent of the vote.
Yesterday, the Angle campaign reported raising $2.3 million from May 20 through the end of June, so now she’ll have some money to fight back with.
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Derek Leaberry| 7.16.10 @ 11:02AM
Hearing Mrs. Angle on the Laura Ingraham(aka Lora Ingram) show I was disappointed about how much an intellectual lightweight the woman was. In comparison, Sarah Palin has great depth. Harry Reid's high unfavorable rating with the public may win the day for the Republicans but it is hard to fathom how the GOP made such a dreadful choice to run against him. Danny Tarkanian would have had this in the bag.
Bo Darville| 7.16.10 @ 1:40PM
I'm afraid you might be right. This was a great opportunity and it looks like the GOP blew it. Maybe in KY, too.
Douglas in Oakland| 7.17.10 @ 4:07PM
The voters didn't "blow it." The voters are finally waking up and refraining for voting for the "lesser of two evils." People who want the Constitution obeyed do not want to send another Bush style Republican to Washington for business as usual. If these voters come up short, so be it. At least they tried. More power to them. Also, kudos to Republicans in Kentucky. The establishment is terrified of Rand Paul.
Derek Leaberry| 7.19.10 @ 9:33AM
At least Dr. Paul is intelligent. Sharron Angle seems to be a dolt, about as intelligent as a grocery store cashier.
Ryan| 7.16.10 @ 11:13AM
Even if she loses, this year the "heavyweights" that the Dems have are having to spend WAY too much money to keep their seats - which means less for more vulnerable Dems.
It's not necessarily a major loss if that occurs.
Tim*| 7.16.10 @ 11:17AM
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Nevada finds Angle with 46% support, while Reid earns 43% of the vote. Six percent (6%) like some other candidate in the race, and five percent (5%) remain undecided.
This is Reid’s best showing all year and follows a visit by President Obama to the state to help his campaign.
bert| 7.16.10 @ 11:32AM
Mason Dixon seems to be either working up push poll data for Reid or has some really bad poll data . The only three polls to EVER show Reid ahead of Angle come from (surprise) two Mason Dixon poll (both conducted for the same LV review) and the infamous Research 2000 . Mason Dixon polling for the same LV Review been showing reid ahead back in May, wow !!!
So I think we can say that Mason Dixon has an agenda here or really need to be find new data collectors or we need to know thepoll criteria set up by the M-D client (the LV Review )!
Really jusgt look at the poll data , Rassmussen shows Angle with 46 % and Mason Dixon shows 36 %( yeah right) and Reid ( the incumbent) is only at 44 % tops and the Obama state media spin is Angle is in trouble here ? Please spare me any other Mason Dixon push poll !!!!
tonypal| 7.16.10 @ 12:01PM
I don't buy that poll. Angle has consistently lead in every poll, even if the margin has shrunk.
What she needs to do is expose this guy for the leftist creep he is. Every 6 years, Harry drops in on the people of Nevada to "remind" them of his moderation/conservatism. Ms. Angle needs to produce an avalanche of ads exposing Sen. Reid's true record. She'll have a tough time matching Reid in the money game, but she appears to be doing well nonetheless on the fundraising front. If she uses that money wisely and goes after Reid relentlessly, she can win.
Reid knows how to fight dirty and Angle needs to consider getting down in the mud with him. We conservatives don't usually like to advocate that kind of campaign, but here its necessary. The key is to fight fire with fire. You cannot allow Reid to set the terms of the debate. Angle needs to be ruthless and remorseless. Reid is a sitting duck and I think Sharon Angle is the right person to take him on.
Spicy Joker| 7.16.10 @ 1:57PM
Nevada will truly earn the title of Dumbest State if it is so stupid that it not only re-elects that nimrod Harry Reid but elects his son, Rory REID, who won't even use his own last name.
Truthyness| 7.16.10 @ 3:19PM
The previous Rasmussen poll differed eight points from the previous Las Vegas Review-Journal one. Now the current one differs ten points from the current LVRJ one. These are consistent, significant disparities.
I'm not sure why the conservative media assumes that the LVRJ poll is the accurate one.
But in any event both polls have shown significant shifts, of 8 to 10 percent, in Reid's favor. In Rasmussen, Angle has dropped four, in LVRJ she has lost 7. In Rasmussen, Reid has gained 4, in LVRJ, 3.
It seems fair to say at least that this has moved from a GOP lock to a tossup/
I'm afraid Angle is not a good candidate either. She has taken some controversial stances and she seems not too swift. Neither did Sue Lowden, however, and Tarkanian was very dull. It was not an impressive group of candidates, though I tend to agree that Tarkanian was the best of the bunch. But that's irrelevant now.
A year like this and Reid's toxic record, Angle should still win. Don't kid yourself about the consequences of a Reid win. If that happens the GOP will not be getting the kind of the kind of sweep it needs.
dissident | 7.16.10 @ 3:27PM
Why do people put up with dummies like DeMint and McConnell, Sharron Angle, but they cry for Steele's head to roll...
Maybe next time. Thanks a lot Tea Party.
WendyG| 7.16.10 @ 4:07PM
Reid leads, or Mason Dixon understating Angle again?
http://www.redstate.com/neil_s.....gle-again/