President Barack Obama’s favorable rating among Nevada voters fell to 44 percent in August, down four points from a similar poll in July.

The president’s unfavorable rating increased to 43 percent, up from 35 percent in July.

The declining rating comes as Obama is taking heat over proposed health reforms.

Numbers for Nevada politicians didn’t change much between July and August. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., was recognized favorably by 37 percent of respondents and unfavorably by 50 percent.

That’s three points higher in each category compared to the July Mason-Dixon poll showing 34 percent viewed Reid favorably and 47 percent unfavorably.

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., was viewed favorably by 30 percent of respondents and unfavorably by 37 percent, with 31 percent neutral. The figures are nearly identical to those in last month’s poll.

In August, 15 percent of respondents viewed Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons favorably, 54 percent unfavorably and 30 percent were neutral.

Those numbers were within a point or two of last month’s poll results.

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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