Poll: Harry Reid faces formidable foes in 2010

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

(08-23) 12:42 PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) --

A newspaper poll says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid faces formidable opposition next year when he seeks a fifth term.

A survey of 400 registered voters for the Las Vegas Review-Journal released Sunday paints the Democratic incumbent as an underdog when matched against either of two possible Republicans rivals in the election.

The poll, taken last week by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc., shows Reid lagging by as many as 11 percentage points against Danny Tarkanian. He had 49 percent to Reid's 38 percent.



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[ananda]

1. heh heh

Couldn't happen to a slimier invertebrate.

[JeanGrey]

30. Here it comes, Reid.

[Kolesar]

40. I would like to see you run for Congress or the Senate

It's harder than sitting in your chair and typing.

[Egnever]

2. He has left us no choice

He has clearly shown he can not continue as majority leader. It has been one constant string of disappointments.

[sasquatch]

3. Agreed, just like Pink Tutu Daschle before him

[emsimon33]

12. Agreed--he is merely a tool. He has no moral backbone.

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[depakid]

4. Question is: why would Republicans want to take down the best player on their team?

[sasquatch]

6. Well they're not the sharpest bunch of knives in the cupbard

Hell they got rid of Pink Tutu Daschle and he was twice the DLCer that Reid ever was.

[xxqqqzme]

5. Well, I guess that's one way

to get rid of him as majority leader - replace him w/ a rethuglican!

[liberaltrucker]

7. And the difference would be?

C'mon, we're waiting.

[tomm2thumbs]

10. tapping toe impatiently... waiting with you

[skipos]

23. Same as the difference between Bush and Gore. nt

[bluestateguy]

8. We need to cool it with the polls

They do nobody any good and are notoriously inaccurate.

[Fearless]

9. Can someone please get a Dem to run against him too... so we don't lose a seat??

[moonbatmax]

11. I was wondering when someone might bring that point up [nt]

[Lasher]

14. Other Senate Democrats would fight that tooth and nail, no matter what.

They empathize much more with one another than they should. Just look at the traitor Lieberman. We got a knife in the back but Senate Democrats welcomed him back with everything he wanted. His treachery continues to this day.

[iceman66]

33. +1000

I'd be interested to see a poll that pits these same Republicans against a generic Democrat, rather than Reid.

[still_one]

13. Maybe a Democrat can challenge him /nt

[davidwparker]

15. Oh, please, Nevada. Get rid of Reid. nt.

[Left Coast2020]

34. Thank you. They will. And to those who want this slimy

no backbone, moron, lazy repug lite to stay in as Maj. Leader, he's toast. Pack your bags Harry. You blew it. Did not f'ing standup to Bush, allowed repugs to walk all over us. Allowed repug legislation to come to vote when you could have blocked it. Did not oppose war funding, did not fight Bushes SC nominee's. Allowed FISA to come for vote when you could have blocked that. F-you Harry Reid. Go home!

[snake in the grass]

16. Good!

And I hope his sorry, worthless ass is sent home to spend more time with his family! Invertebrates shouldn't be allowed to serve in the Senate.

[Union Yes]

17. We must defeat the supreme asshole in '10.

Shove"impeachment is off the table" up your ass, Sen Harry.

[pocoloco]

28. Shove pelosi up his ass!

[Union Yes]

32. That will work too!

[neverforget]

18. Wow! 400 people!

Granted the former boxer needs to trade in his velvet gloves for boxing gloves and kick some DLC ass.

[depakid]

20. He's had high negatives- and they've been increasing

for quite a while now.

Also, it might be interesting to consider just how many Democrats are going to be all gung ho to go out and work for the milquetoast guy next Fall.

[neverforget]

22. I agree he's milquetoast and is in danger of losing. My problem is the

small sample size.

[humbled_opinion]

19. OK... So Reid is not the best but...

.....I won't bash democrats....I won't bash democrats..... I won't bash democrats.... Now what did I do with those rose colored glasses?

[d_b]

21. predict our next

tool-bag senate "leader".



I'm gonna go with Feinstein.

[quakerboy]

35. house and senate leaders coming out of CA?

I think they might go for more diversity of locality. Perhaps something in a Lieberman, or a Specter.

[bananas]

24. When did this become RepublicanUnderground.com?

A survey of 400 registered voters for the Las Vegas Review-Journal released Sunday paints the Democratic incumbent as an underdog when matched against either of two possible Republicans rivals in the election.

Why are people here are cheering this?

[Demeter]

26. One Doesn't Have to Be GOP To Hate Harry

He's despicable, regardless of his party affiliation. He's a traitor to the People and Our Constitution.

[Habibi]

37. A Rebublican replacement is not going to be better.

[Demeter]

39. But At Least No One Will Count One on Our Side

There will be no confusion.

[Kolesar]

41. I am not unhappy with "his" legislative agenda

"Traitor" is a bit much.

[lovuian]

25. He's pretty pathetic

probably will go down as the WEAKEST of them all

[MasonJar]

29. Not surprising! Well earned actually! The dems need a new candidate.

[NBachers]

31. Do we hafta wait that long?

[creeksneakers2]

36. It would be worth a seat to get rid of him IF

he'd be replaced by somebody better. Since Reid was a spineless replacement for the spineless Daschle its possible that the entire caucus wants a spineless leader and would replace Reid with someone equally bad.

[medeak]

38. Review Journal is a rightwing nutjob newspaper

I never take any polls sponsored by them seriously