NV-Sen: Reid losing to no-name candidates

[Emit]

NV-Sen: Reid losing to no-name candidates
by kos
Thu Sep 03, 2009 at 12:42:04 PM PDT

Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 8/31-9-2. Likely voters. MoE 4% (11/23-25/08 results)

Harry Reid (D) 40
Danny Tarkanian (R) 45

Harry Reid (D) 41
Sue Lowden (R) 44

Woah. When we last polled this in November of last year, we matched up Reid against Rep. Jon Porter, and Reid led 46-40. Now he's up against these no-names, and is losing. These numbers confirm recent results from Mason-Dixon.

Who are those Republicans? Tarkanian is an old UNLV basketball star who now sells real estate. Lowden is the chairwoman of the state GOP. Literally no-names. And yet Reid is lagging both. So is the health care debate hurting him at home?
Do you favor or oppose creating a government-administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with private insurance plans?

Favor Oppose

All 52 40

Dem 80 13
Rep 21 71
Ind 50 39

Nevada is solidly pro-public option, with even Independents sporting majority support. And when 1/5th of Republicans support it, that's more "bipartisanship" than you'll ever get in Congress. Yet Reid has wavered on the public option in recent days, likely under the impression that the issue is hurting him back home.

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/3/776366/-NV-Sen:-Reid-losing-to-no-name-candidates

[valerief]

1. I'm sure Reid has his choice of lobbyist jobs! nt

[DCKit]

8. Would you hire someone like Harry? Sure he's got name recognition, but he doesn't fight for shit. nt

[valerief]

10. He may not fight for American citizens but he'll sure as hell fight for corporate personhoods. nt

[ananda]

2. hehheh

Couldn't happen to a more spineless DINO.

[wtbymark]

3. here in Reno

he's been silent. haven't seen him, haven't heard him. In Reno he's been MIA since the election. Ensign and Heller get all the publicity from this purple state media. Nevada is going to need a big influx of support in the next 2 cycles if you want to keep this state blue.

[PFunk]

4. I'm hoping this happens big time

Maybe it'll force the dems to get the message and get a real majority leader with a spine (that is if they still are in the majority after 2010).

[WeDidIt]

5. GOOD! n/t

[Sebastian Doyle]

6. Harry Truman said it best

Give the people the choice of a Republican and a Democrat who acts like a Republican, they will go with the Republican every time.

I can't find any sympathy for the Spineless Eunuch Harry Reid. Are there any REAL Democrats in Nevada who could jump into the primary?

[dgibby]

7. I'd be willing to bet those are just the Dems who are against him. n/t

[Horse with no Name]

9. Where can I send money and who is the best of the no-names? n/t

[bananas]

11. They're Republicans

and advocating for Republicans is against DU rules:
Members are expected to ... support Democratic candidates for political office.