Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) continues to face weak support back home, and trails both of his leading Republican opponents, according to a
new Mason-Dixon poll released today.
Even as Reid has been airing a number of television ads highlighting his clout in the Senate and work saving jobs back home, the poll shows a near-majority of Nevada voters still view him unfavorably. Reid holds just a 38 percent approval rating – the exact same total as the last Mason-Dixon poll in October – with 49 percent disapproving.
Reid trails former Nevada Republican party chairwoman Sue Lowden by 10 points, 51 to 41 percent, and also trailed businessman Danny Tarkanian by a six-point margin, 48 to 42 percent.
Republicans face a crowded primary to determine Reid’ opponent, and there’s no clear frontrunner, according to the poll. Lowden holds a narrow lead over Tarkanian by one point, 25 to 24 percent, with conservative state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle in third with 13 percent.
Posted by Josh Kraushaar 08:30 AM, Dec. 4, 2009
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Poll: Reid badly trails Republican opponents
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