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Harry Reid Nears Majority Support in Nevada Senate Race Against Sharron Angle

by Tommy Christopher | 9:25 am, July 26th, 2010

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Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) got some good news last week when a Mason-Dixon poll showed the incumbent with a 7 point lead over challenger Sharron Angle. Even so, Reid only managed 44% support in that poll (to Angle’s 37%), and has consistently languished in the low 40s since his campaign began. A new poll (from Public Policy Polling), however, has Reid at 48% to Angle’s 46%. While that lead is much narrower, Reid’s proximity to the 50% mark is an excellent sign for his re-election prospects.

As pollster Dean Debnam notes, Reid is not out of the woods yet. Such a narrow lead raises the importance of turnout, and Sharron Angle’s Tea Party base is nothing if not energized. However, Debnam’s automated poll didn’t allow a choice for “other,” which accounted for 9 points in the Mason-Dixon poll. If you include Nevada’s “none of the above” line, Reid’s lead begins to look somewhat more secure.

More importantly, though, Reid is very close to achieving majority support in Nevada (and this poll was taken before Angle’s most recent media mishap), which is usually the floor for a successful incumbent, but which has eluded Reid for many months. It will be interesting to see if Angle’s flight from reporters, coupled with Reid’s speech at Netroots Nation this weekend, can push him over the 50% line in the next poll.

If it does, that could be the crucial tipping point for Reid, and could also take some of the wind out of the Tea Party’s sails. The Tea Party, led by Sarah Palin, has expended a lot of energy going after Reid, but it appears as though they’ve only made him more attractive by comparison.

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http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

It’s time for this foolish little man to stay home . He has two more equally obnoxious replacements in the Senate : Durbin and Schumer . Or maybe not .
yweston

Nevada would be crazy to vote out the most powerful Senator in Washington for a “nitwit” supported by the head “nitwit”
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

yweston is angry because her profession is illegal inside Las Vegas city limits .
Jackie_Treehorn

Apostrophe jones said:
yweston is angry because her profession is illegal inside Las Vegas city limits .

Compassionate conservatism….

Disagree with someone….call them a hooker.
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

yweston is a card counter , illegal in LV . Got hookers on the brain , eh ?
DrFunke

This will be an easy victory

Angle for some reason is oblivious to the fact that she keeps denying things she said yet they are on video and keep getting thrown back in her face.

She also keeps running from the media which makes her look embarrassing and weak
Bootleghaircut

hey Jackie-

Where is old gordo with some freshly approved ditto head talking points?

And he says the Royal King is a liar?

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHA….

And we’d be lucky if there were any compassionate conservatives about.

As each day goes by I find myself having more respect for W Bush because
he was never as shrill or mean spirited as the a-holes we have to deal with
now-so yes George-I do miss you in that respect.
PureFreedom

What is wrong with these people who support this look alike pedophile.
He has said complete racist statements on Radio and TV…. He has showen over and over he is completely out of touch .
The people that support him are complete morons…It shows why we need to have an IQ test before being able to vote!
http://www.libertarianism.com/ Burnnotice

Hmmm… They must be polling the Mexicans having yards sales before they head back to Mexico..
Some_Dude

I see a lot of parallels between the Tea Party candidates and what happened during the presidential election when McCain announced Palin as a running mate. At face value (no pun intended), she appealed to the far right and right-leaning independents. But then Palin started to have some media exposure and it was revealed that she was largely ignorant of, well, just about everything asked of her, and at the time (though certainly not true now) just wasn’t very good with media relations in general.

This has pretty much been the case with the Tea Party. Though their narrow, libertarian views are shown to combust when the harsh friction of reality are applied to them – along with their occasionally racist remarks (the civil rights act was a bad idea, et al).
http://none pyrope

PureFreedom said:
What is wrong with these people who support this look alike pedophile.He has said complete racist statements on Radio and TV…. He has showen over and over he is completely out of touch .The people that support him are complete morons…It shows why we need to have an IQ test before being able to vote!

Hey, I think Dingy Harry is everything you claim and more. I wouldn’t vote for him on a bet if he were running for Dog Catcher, but let’s face it: Sharron Angle does not inspire confidence.

A couple of months ago I was telling folks not to count Dingy Harry out, and this race looks like it’s going down to the wire. I believe Angle will lose, and I hate to say that, but if you want to rid the Senate of a snake, you don’t put a weasel on the opposing ticket.
http://none pyrope

Some_Dude said:
I see a lot of parallels between the Tea Party candidates and what happened during the presidential election when McCain announced Palin as a running mate. At face value (no pun intended), she appealed to the far right and right-leaning independents. But then Palin started to have some media exposure and it was revealed that she was largely ignorant of, well, just about everything asked of her, and at the time (though certainly not true now) just wasn’t very good with media relations in general. This has pretty much been the case with the Tea Party. Though their narrow, libertarian views are shown to combust when the harsh friction of reality are applied to them – along with their occasionally racist remarks (the civil rights act was a bad idea, et al).

I can see how you arrived at your opinion, but I must think there is another component to this story: While it is true that the Libertarian views (as it relates to limiting the Federal government to just those specifications enumerated in the Constitution) is a great idea, the majority of sheeple are inept to the point they cannot think for themselves and need a benevolent despot to do their thinking for them, they lack courage to walk the wire without a net and want their nanny to be there to catch their fall, and they feel entitled to having the government provide for their every need which relieves them of their responsibility to do so on their own. I guess I could sum it up with this: The greatest rewards demand the greatest efforts and risks.

That said, I can also see how a greater-than-ever dependence on government was contrived: The families, churches, and communities as they once existed in the US that were there to support their family members, parishoners, and neighbors have been marginalized by the ever expanding Nanny State–or Socialism.

When socialism became most deeply entrenched (the Great Depression) people were really hurting, so I guess the Rham Emmanuel of that time convinced the powers that be that such a crisis should not be allowed to go to waste. The hurting people of the day caved in to the bait, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Now, we see that the hooks are set and our freedom is in jeopardy, and if you have ever had a fish hook under your hide, you would know that it will require some significant pain to rip it out and be totally free again. (On suffering this pain, it would seem that people would remember the lessons of the past, but the enemies of freedom always find a way to expunge those “inconvenient truthes” from the history books, and besides that, people are generally so stupid and lazy the next generation falls for the same old bait.
Coralchristie

If the people of Nevada choose Harry Reid again then they get what they deserve and they hang the rest of the country at the same time. He is part of the Congressional aristocracy and has been complicate in the subjugation of the citizens of this country through the health care bill, the financial bills and soon…cap and trade. He and those with him have lied, cheated and stolen the rights and liberties of this people and he is a major player in destroying the Constitution.
Sharon Angle will be a better choice at this time and is a better bet at putting brakes on this tidal wave of elitist legislation.
AngelPeters

There is a legit argument to be made for Nevada to keep Reid only in that he is the Majority leader in the Senate. He does wield power. A newbie would fall to the bottom of the totem pole.
gina25

If that little troll thinks she has any shot in the world of becoming the next sen. of NV then she’s been smoking that good stuff. Not only did she call the unemployed people of the USA all sorts of vulgar and heart-less things, she believes rape victims should not abord! wtf? Thats exactly what this country needs, more kids in the states care. Because women have no rights when it comes to their own bodies right? If a guy wants to force us to get knocked up we have to follow through with it and raise a kid for 18 years? OK Shannon you fricking moron. Don’t even get me started on this little troll douche…………No matter who controls the government no one is ever happy. Suck it up and deal with it. REID FOR SEN. 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gina25

How is she leading the NV polls when NV has the highest unemployment rate in the country??!! It’s not possible.