Time/CNN poll: Angle (R) 42% Reid (D) 40%

[WI_DEM]

Still tight, but it's bothersome that recent polls are showing Angle with a slight lead:

Angle Edges Reid in New Poll
A new CNN/Time/Opinion Research poll in Nevada shows Sharron Angle (R) leading Sen. Harry Reid (D) in the race for U.S. Senate, 42% to 40%, with 7% for Scott Ashjian with 10% planning to vote for "none of the above."

Said pollster Keating Holland: "It's a two-point race with Ashjian on the ballot, but it's also a two-point race when voters are asked a hypothetical question about a race with only Reid and Angle's name on the ballot. That suggests that Ashjian is pulling his support about evenly from both sides, rather than taking most of his support from the Republican. Only about one in ten supporters of the Tea Party movement choose Ashjian in the three-way race."

http://politicalwire.com/

[n2doc]

1. Can Nevada voters be this stupid? n/t

[Xipe Totec]

8. Only 42% of them nt

[sharp_stick]

2. On a good note

Angle isn't anywhere near the magic 50% mark yet. With her up 42 to 40 it means IMHO that there are still a lot of people to convince. Reid has to convince them, lucky for us it's Angle that he has to convince them to vote against rather than vote for him.

[WI_DEM]

6. Not good for an incumbant to be nowhere near 50 too, and look the official tea party

candidate is at 8%? If some of those nuts begin defecting it would be probably to Angle.

[sharp_stick]

13. They hate Reid in Nevada

the only reason he's even close is because Angle is such a nutjob.

Win or lose I think the Democrats are going to have to do something about Harry the next time around.

[FBaggins]

38. You've called it correctly. Reid can only lead if...

...she continues to put her foot in her mouth. The longer it's been since the last gaffe... the more it becomes "Reid vs. NotReid"... and that's not a race he can win.

[Kdillard]

3. I want to scream. I know Reid isn't perfect but seriously

Angle is what Nevada is going to choose. Just ugh.

[Mass]

4. I dont like the trend in Nevada. This has been now 3 or 4 polls showing the race moving to Angle.

Each of them independently shows a move in the MOE, but the accumulation of polls all going in the same direction is not good.

[okieinpain]

5. how could any one consider that fool (angle). it utter madness. n/t.

[golfguru]

30. Two words...Unemployment & Foreclosures

both are very bad in Nevada. ANd Harry is getting the blame, undeservedly.

[K8-EEE]

39. And Sharron's plan to fix that is.....???

Is nothing!

[golfguru]

42. Voters probably want a change and don't care who can bring it

When unemployment is as high as it is in Nevada, people are
angry and want a change. People were mad at Bush and they did
not care who was running against him, if he promised change he
got their vote. Remember the votes Angle will get, half of them
are anti-Reid votes, not pro-Angle votes. All Angle needs to say
is she will bring a change to unemployment and voters won't ask how.

[Aramchek]

9. there have been 2 polls, and one was a FOX poll. Angle is not going to win.

[Mass]

11. With the glaring exception of Retail Ass. of Nevada/POS (R), no poll since mid-Sept shows him ahead

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/nv/nevada_senate_angle_vs_reid-1517.html

At best, it is a tie. Not good for the Senate Majority Leader, whose position by itself should be a plus for him, and who is running against somebody of Angle's caliber.

[Aramchek]

12. well, I see where you are headed with this, so I'll just let you go on alone.

Reid will win. Whether you believe it or not.

[Kdillard]

17. I really hope you are right and the polls are reading Nevada wrong.

[Broderick]

24. Tom Foley

surprised everyone when he lost. It can happen. It will likely be close, but generally, considering history, leaders of this magnitude as incumbents win in the end.

[WI_DEM]

10. I agree. Reid has to get more agressive or something. I thought that publicity

about her trying to get the tea party candidate out of the race and how the GOP is just like the Dems would hurt her.

[Me.]

7. Boy, They Must Really Hate Reid

[AlinPA]

15. To me, Reid comes across as a weakling.

[BlueStater]

22. But replacing him with any old freak is NOT A SOLUTION!

How is putting that loony bitch in his place supposed to make their lives better? I wish people would actually use their brains for once instead of just reacting on emotions. Ugh. x(

[Me.]

26. Mine Is An Observation Not An Endorsement

However, the fact that she is beating him speaks volumes about how he is perceived.

[BlueStater]

28. It's the most idiotic logic I have ever heard.

Voting for this nutjob just because she isn't Reid is fucking stupid. She has not proven the least bit that she would be an improvement from him so they're going against their own best interests by supporting this loon simply because she isn't the incumbent. It makes no sense.

[Me.]

36. Of Course It Doesn't Make Sense

However, considering how despised he is, Reid should thank his lucky stars she's his opponent, at least he has a fighting chance. Of Lowden had won he'd be toast right now.

[golfguru]

45. When people are mad, they are known to do idiotic things.

[Ter]

14. Is Angle smarter than O'Donnell?

Because politically, she seems even more right-wing, yet O'Donnell is down 15-20 points. Why not Angle? And don't tell me it's because Reid isn't popular. Coons is not a good candidate either and has his share of things that raise eyebrows.

[RZM]

18. Problem is

Reid's position means he has to own Congress' approval ratings, which, like legislatures almost everywhere in the US, are not good. Plus there's the ever-present themes of 'change' and 'Washington is broken' etc. Plus Republicans are doing better than usual in many places across the country. Basically, every trend is working against him -- Angle was a godsend to him and really the only thing that could have saved him. Still, it's going to be close.

[Ter]

21. You're right, plus he's the incumbent and Chris Coons isn't

I wonder how the polls would look in NV if the Republicans didn't nominate a nutcase. Reid down by 15?

[Drunken Irishman]

20. Because most Nevada hates Reid...

He's only in this race because Angle is a complete loon. If it were any other candidate, Reid would be down 20-30 points.

That's not the case with O'Donnell.

[Mass]

23. Hopefully, some of the 10 % who plan to vote "none of them" will see it is more important to beat

Angle.

[Drunken Irishman]

25. Well he's within the MOE in both polls showing him losing...

That means, statistically, he's well in this game.

[golfguru]

31. 2 different states, NV is purple, DE is solid blue.

[BeyondGeography]

16. Reid's unfavorables are still way over 50% last I looked

And his favorables are under/around 40. Can't blame him for all of that; he's dealing with the most depressed state in the country after Michigan.

Between his third-rate opponent and his organizational strengths, he can still win.

[dennis4868]

19. Even if someone hates....

Reid to no end why would they still vote for Angle? Seriously....she is wackiest and the dumbest candidate I have ever seen and I would never want someone like her representing me in Congress, even if she was a Dem!

[JI7]

27. is it ok to boycott Nevada if they elect that shit ?

[flamingdem]

29. Who unrecommended? Does anyone want that lunatic Angle to win?

REALLY?

[AtomicKitten]

32. FFS who in their right mind could possibly want that woman to represent them?

The answer is in the question ---> "in their right mind."

[budkin]

33. People despise Harry Reid

[winstars]

34. Harry Reid is so weak kneed but...

if that "state" elects Angle over him, well, maybe the nuclear waste should go there, I mean really, you gotta be fucking kidding me. Harry is THAT bad, Sharron Angle??? As if it's Harry's fault there is a billion extra houses in Vegas and that unemployment is 15% Sharron Angle is fucking NUTS. WTF Nevada???

[golfguru]

35. Harry is probably getting killed by this Ad by Angle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsVmzyDIyKs

[depakid]

37. "None of the above" is probably Reid's best hope.

Interesting article about that here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-chachas/post_953_b_742538.html

[grahamhgreen]

40. If only Reid had the support of the liberal base, which would have been easy with a Public Option...

[golfguru]

43. Correct, a HCR bill with public option would have energized

the base and brought along more indies.

[TfG]

44. I agree. I have been saying all along

that the way they went about the health care vote was going to hurt them. The people wanted the public option. There was support for it, but they would not allow it to come up for a vote.

[mzmolly]

48. If only "the base" realized that Reid is far superior

to Angle and Reid didn't kill the public option.

[Jester Messiah]

41. What the fucking fuck, fuckers?

Seriously.

[Imagevision]

46. I believe CNN like I believe FOXnews - get real!

[and-justice-for-all]

47. Meaningless..nt