Reid Holds Small Lead in Nevada
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 13th, 2010 4:40 am by HL
Reid Holds Small Lead in Nevada
A new Las Vegas Review Journal/Mason-Dixon poll in Nevada shows Sen. Harry Reid (D) edging challenger Sharron Angle (R), 46% to 44% with just 5% still undecided.
Key finding: 51% said Reid’s clout as the Senate majority leader is not too valuable to give up, while 45% said Nevada can’t afford to lose his influence.
Said pollster Brad Coker: “More people are saying we don’t need him there. That’s the kind of number that may foreshadow what the vote might look like when we get to the end. I think this race is more a referendum on Harry Reid than about Sharron Angle.”
Anti-Obama Democrats Faring Well
Kimberly Strassel: “Troll through the voting rolls, and you’ll find an exclusive club of three House Democrats running for re-election who voted against the more controversial pieces of the Obama agenda: the $862 billion stimulus, Mr. Obama’s $3.5 trillion budget, cap and trade and, of course, ObamaCare. Troll through the polls today, and you’ll find a near-exclusive club of three House Democrats who are beating every electoral expectation. Were history, incumbency and the economy the main factors this fall, Idaho’s Walt Minnick, Alabama’s Bobby Bright and Mississippi’s Gene Taylor would be packing up. That they aren’t is a resounding statement on a failed Obama vision.”
Flashback to 1994: Josh Kraushaar notes “of the 16 House Democrats who voted against former President Clinton on the controversial budget and assault weapons ban, every single one of them won reelection.”
McCollum Retakes Lead in Florida Primary Race
A new Tarrance Group survey in Florida confirms the findings of yesterday’s Mason-Dixon poll and shows Bill McCollum (R) has retaken the lead over Rick Scott (R) in the Republican primary for governor, 44% to 40%.
