Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continues to trail in matchups with prospective GOP challengers, according to a poll released Monday by the liberal blog Daily Kos and Research 2000.
Businessman Danny Tarkanian leads Reid 52 percent to 41 percent, with 7 percent undecided. Former state GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden is also ahead of Reid by a similar margin, 51 percent to 42 percent, with 7 percent undecided.
Reid’s unfavorables remain high at 55 percent, with only 34 percent holding a favorable view of the four-term senator, with 11 percent undecided.
The poll reports that discontent with both parties remains high—with 57 percent having an unfavorable view of the GOP and 52 percent viewing Democrats unfavorably. President Barack Obama, who won Nevada with 55 percent in 2008, has also seen his approval drop—50 percent now view him unfavorably, 45 percent favorably and 5 percent are undecided.
The poll tested Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman in the Senate race, prior to his announcement Monday that he would not run for governor in 2010. With Goodman running for the Senate as a Democrat, he’s narrowly ahead of Tarkanian by 3 points—44 to 41 percent with 15 percent undecided. He leads Lowden by 4 points—44 percent to 40 percent, with 16 percent undecided.
Goodman’s favorability rating is the highest among the candidates tested, with 47 percent holding a positive opinion of the mayor, 19 percent viewing him unfavorably and 34 percent undecided.
The poll also tested two other Democrats for Senate: Rep. Shelley Berkley and Secretary of State Ross Miller. Both trailed Lowden and Tarkanian. - Politico Story
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