Nevada tired of Harry Reid

According to the Las Vegas Review Journal Nearly, at least half of Nevadans have had enough of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. whos’s senate seat is up for grabs in 2010. The article also mentions that only about 1/3 of the state’s voters would re-elect Reid if the 2010 election were held today, according to the poll, but 45 percent say they would definitely vote to replace him. Seventeen percent would consider another candidate.
Even more from the LVRJ:

Half of Nevada voters had an unfavorable view of Reid, while 38 percent had a favorable view and 11 percent a neutral opinion.

The statewide poll of 625 Nevadans who vote regularly was conducted by telephone last week by Washington-based Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. for the Review-Journal. It carries a margin of error of 4 percentage points in either direction.

Reid’s approval ratings at home have been subpar for years, particularly since he ascended to Democratic leader in 2004 and to majority leader in 2006.

He had hoped things might improve with the departure of President George W. Bush, but that’s not the case, at least not yet. The poll finds Nevadans are bullish on President Barack Obama even as they are unhappy with Reid.

Fifty-five percent of those polled viewed Obama favorably, while 30 percent saw him unfavorably and 15 percent were neutral on the new Democratic president, who carried Nevada in last year’s presidential election by 12 percentage points after years of Republican dominance in the state.

Mason-Dixon Managing Partner Brad Coker said for now, Obama is enjoying a honeymoon with voters, while Reid still gets stuck with people’s negative views of Congress.

“Obama so far has been able to stay out of the fray and let Reid and (House Speaker Nancy) Pelosi get their hands dirty,” he said. “Obama’s so popular, he’s a hard person to take a shot at right now, so Reid and Pelosi become the punching bags.”

Nonetheless, Coker said, Reid can expect to capitalize on Obama’s popularity down the line if it lasts — and to pay the price if the president’s political standing takes a turn for the worse.

“Reid’s fortunes are going to hinge on two things: Does he draw a strong challenger, and what does the economy do,” Coker said. “If Obama and his policies are seen as a success and the economy by mid-2010 appears to be doing better, these numbers will turn around some. The other side of that coin is, if the economy doesn’t seem to be improving, particularly in Nevada,” Reid could have a tough time.

Now, he’s gonna step up and challenge Reid and get of him already?

Also more from Michelle Malkin: Harry Reid was botching statements on three subjects in one news conference—including the fragile health of the chamber’s most senior members. AReid also Reid reported that Byrd was to be released from the hospital Tuesday or perhaps later in the week. Problem is, Byrd’s spokesman Jesse Jacobs say: “But his doctors, in consultation with his family, have not yet determined when he will be released.” Maybe Harry Reid is just recovering from the “bad odor of tourists” in DC.

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May 19, 2009 · Filed Under Democrats, General Politics, Harry Reid, congress

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