Nevadans
aren't warming up to Sen. Harry Reid, despite plenty of early
advertising designed to boost his image, a new poll shows.
Just 38 percent of respondents said they had a favorable opinion of
the Democratic Senate majority leader, the same percentage as in
October and 1 point higher than in August.
The survey of 625 registered
Nevada voters by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research suggests the
promotional bombardment that Reid launched more than six weeks ago has
yet to hit its target.
"I'd be worried," said Michael Franz, an assistant professor at
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, who studies political advertising.
"I'd stop if I had aired ads for two or three weeks and it wasn't
moving the needle."
According to the poll commissioned by the Review-Journal, 49 percent
of respondents had an unfavorable opinion of Reid, while 13 percent
were neutral.
...
In hypothetical general election
matchups, respondents favored Lowden over Reid 51 percent to 41
percent, with 8 percent undecided. They favored Tarkanian over Reid 48
percent to 42 percent, with 10 percent undecided. The margin of error
was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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