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At home in Nevada, Sen. Reid's favorable rating is below President Bush's

By: Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence
10/15/07

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's appeal among Nevadans has plunged dramatically in a new Review-Journal poll, which finds him viewed unfavorably by most likely voters in his home state," the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports this morning. "Reid is still slightly more well-liked than Gov. Jim Gibbons. Both the Democratic senator and the Republican governor are less favorably viewed than President Bush."

According to the newspaper, in Reid's home state:

• Gibbons' "favorable" rating stands at 30%.
• Reid's is 32%.
• Bush's is 34%.

The newspaper also says:

It "last asked Nevadans their opinion of Reid in early May. At that time, he was seen favorably by 46% and unfavorably by 42%. The new poll marks the first time the Review-Journal has measured Reid's unfavorable rating higher than his favorable number."

A University of Nevada, Las Vegas political scientist -- David Damore -- said Reid's status as the top Democrat in the Senate is hurting him at home.

"That's what happens to these guys who become the party spokesperson and get all the national attention, particularly someone who's coming from a state that's not as liberal as his party," Damore said.

The Review-Journal survey was done by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research. "The poll asked 625 likely voters from around the state whether they recognized a politician's name, and if so, if they had a favorable, unfavorable or neutral opinion of that person," the newspaper reports. "The survey carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points."

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A tip of the hat to Real Clear Politics for spotting the Review-Journal story.

Posted by Mark Memmott at 08:05 AM/ET, October 15, 2007

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/20 ... -neva.html

This is good news! I hope his ratings continue to drop, especially what happened over the Rush Limbaugh deal. This loser should apologize to every soldier we have for his crap comments.

Originally Posted by butterbean

At home in Nevada, Sen. Reid's favorable rating is below President Bush's

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's appeal among Nevadans has plunged dramatically "That's what happens to these guys who become the party spokesperson and get all the national attention, particularly someone who's coming from a state that's not as liberal as his party," Damore said.

Quote should read:"That's what happens to these guys who become the party spokesperson and get all the national attention" because they are trying to destroy middle-america by leading an amnesty push for 38 million illegal aliens who broke the laws.