Harry Reid Failing In Home State
Posted Dec 11, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
Despite his commanding role as Majority Leader, Democratic US Senator Harry Reid is not very popular in Nevada, a problem that is imperiling his 2010 reelection effort: "Nevadans
aren't warming up to Sen. Harry Reid, despite plenty of early
advertising designed to boost his image, a new poll shows. Just 38% of respondents said they had a favorable opinion of
the Democratic Senate majority leader, the same percentage as in
October and 1 point higher than in August. The survey of 625 registered
Nevada voters by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research suggests the
promotional bombardment that Reid launched more than six weeks ago has
yet to hit its target. "I'd be worried,' said Michael
Franz, an assistant professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine,
who studies political advertising. 'I'd stop if I had aired ads for two
or three weeks and it wasn't moving the needle.' According to the poll commissioned by the Review-Journal, 49%
of respondents had an unfavorable opinion of Reid, while 13% were neutral." According to the survey, in hypothetical general election match ups, Sue Lowden (R) leads Reid, 51% to 41%, while Danny Tarkanian (R) leads 48% to 41%.
