The new Rasmussen poll of Nevada finds that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) already-bad re-election numbers have gotten even worse. This is the first poll released since the controversy over Reid’s private comments during the 2008 campaign, about Barack Obama and racial politics.
Reid trails former state GOP chair Sue Lowden by 48%-36%, down from 49%-43% a month ago. He trails former UNLV basketball player Danny Tarkanian by 50%-35%, down from 49%-43% a month ago. And he trails former state Rep. Sharron Angle by 44%-40%, compared to a 47%-43% Angle lead from a month ago.
From the pollster’s analysis: “Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Nevada voters say they have followed news reports about Reid’s comments about Obama, including 55% who have followed very closely. But his bigger problem appears to be his championing of a health care plan that remains unpopular in his home state.”
