Here’s another fun data point in the Nevada Senate race. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now being given a five-point lead over Sharron Angle — by a Republican polling firm.
As Jon Ralston reports, a survey conducted for the Retail Association of Nevada by a well-known GOP polling firm, Public Opinion Strategies, showed the following numbers: Reid 45%, Angle 40%, plus 1% for Tea Party candidate Scott Ashjian. The survey of likely voters has a ±4.38% margin of error. The last publicly-released POS survey of this race was all the way back in February, and put Reid ahead of Angle and Ashjian by 37%-32%-16%.
According to this poll, Reid’s favorable rating is only 44%, with 51% unfavorable — a position that ought to spell political death for an incumbent. However, Angle is even lower at 38%-52%.
The TPM Poll Average currently gives Reid an edge of 47.2%-44.9%.
