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| Reid Takes Lead - Cause & effect: Angle opens mouth, poll numbers drop |
| 2010-07-16 |
| Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (July 12-14, 625 LV, MoE +/- 4%) has taken a significant lead of Sharron Angle for the first time this year in Mason-Dixon polling, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which sponsored the poll. Reid 44 (+3 vs. last poll, June 3) Angle 37 (-7) None 5 Und 10 Reid has opened up a 7-point lead -- while it's his most promising poll yet, he's still well under 50% and pollster Brad Coker tells the paper the race is still anyone's to win. Reid's lead is no doubt in part thanks to his aggressive media campaign, using TV and radio ads to portray Angle as an extreme, right-wing candidate. "I wouldn't write her obituary just yet," Coker said. "Three and a half months is a lifetime, and at some point she's going to be able to start fighting back." The LVRJ also reports Angle is coming off a strong fundraising quarter, topping Reid's own strong three-month haul. Angle reported raising $2.6 million to Reid's $2.4 million from April through June, though Reid still holds a significant cash-on-hand advantage ($9 million to $1.8 million). |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #9 She should shut her trap on social issues and stick to economics and role of government issues. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2010-07-16 21:03 |
#8 Rasmussen's numbers as of Tuesday:Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is creeping forward and now is nearly tied with Republican Sharron Angle in his bid for reelection in Nevada. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2010-07-16 17:55 |
| #7 So 7 points is a 'Significant' lead for a Democrat, but 9 points is hardly worth mentioning, a dead heat, for a Republican? |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-07-16 17:12 |
| #6 If I were voting in Nevada, I would vote for just about anyone except Harry Reid. I'd go along with the notion of boycotting Nevada should they elect this bottom feeder again. The election is still a toss-up depending on which polls you read. We are still a long way out from November. Reid apparently went negative and is getting some traction. I would think Angle would have a lot more ammo against Reid than he has against her. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-07-16 16:13 |
| #5 Keep that walking fecal matter in office, Nevada, I dare you. I will never go to that idiot state again if you do. In fact, I will curse you. IDIOTS |
| Posted by: newc 2010-07-16 14:29 |
| #4 I have no doubt that the LVRJ can nudge a poll in whatever direction they want, just like the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Let's wait and see what more independent polls say. However, Ms. Angle is a bit of a loose cannon, and you can believe that Dingy Harry is going to jump all over that, since he has nothing else on which to campaign. I respect the wishes of NV Republicans in who they chose to represent them in the election, but anyone with any sense could see this coming. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-07-16 14:05 |
| #3 Redstate says the poll is a sham. Given the huge shift in numbers that's not hard to believe. As for Angle, I fondly recall Tom Coburn's campaign for Senate. The Dems painted him as an "out of the mainstream" right wing whack job too. Now he's one of the best Senators we have. Just sayin. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2010-07-16 12:27 |
| #2 When Angle opens her mouth, its to speak the honestly. If the desert people don't like that, they get what they deserve, snakes like Reid. |
| Posted by: wr 2010-07-16 12:23 |
| #1 Effortlessly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes? |
| Posted by: KBK 2010-07-16 11:23 |