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Published Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 | 3:37 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010 | 4:27 p.m.
The fifth straight public poll showing Republican Sharron Angle with a small but growing lead (within the margin of error) over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was released today.
The polls technically show a continued statistical dead heat, but Angle is trending up.
The latest poll was released today by CNN/Time, which showed Angle with 49 percent support to Reid’s 45 percent.
The crosstabs show a dramatic drop in the number of none of the above voters—from 10 percent at the beginning of the month to just 3 percent this week. That could be an indication Republicans have succeeded in convincing voters that a none of the above vote would only help Reid. (In a race this close, it likely could help either candidate.)
The poll also indicates Reid has his base locked tighter than Angle. Many in Nevada’s Republican establishment have backed Reid, who has worked to convince all voters that Angle is too extreme in her conservative beliefs to be an effective Senator.
Perhaps in recognition of that base problem, Angle has been campaigning with national Republicans such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. And Elizabeth Crum first reported this morning that U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will be campaigning for Angle in Las Vegas this week.
Caveat with all polls, of course: the accuracy depends on the sample used. And the sample demographics for the CNN/Time poll aren’t available.
Still, is this a late surge materializing?
UPDATE: A Democratic source is challenging the validity of the CNN/Time sample, arguing that an extrapolation of the numbers indicates the poll under samples Democrats and Republicans and over samples independents. And, as Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston also pointed out, the source argues that if early voting patterns remain consistent, Reid would be ahead because of his tighter lock on the base. So far, Democrats have a 1 percent turnout edge in raw numbers over Republicans in early voting.
Now, early voting patterns don't always reflect Election Day turnout. Republicans generally under perform in early voting. But this year they've been turning out in higher numbers during early voting than in past years.
Again, as the overused line goes, the only poll that counts is on Election Day.
Before you vote "for the better of Nevada", you really need to think about it. After this election is over, the Dems will need to focus on 2012 and staying in the white house. Nevada DOES NOT MATTER to that fight. We do not have enough electoral votes to matter.
Do you really believe Harry will get us anything in the next two years or do you think all the "favors" the Dems can muster will go to states that actually have more than a handful of electoral votes?
Vote Angle as a protest to the status quo.
Better a nutjob for six years that is completely ineffectual, that a corrupt lawyer that can do us damage. In two years, we can get rid of Ensign. Get rid of Reid now.
This election is not about Angle vs. Reid. It is Harry Reid vs. Harry Reid.
Now is the time to retire Harry Reid after 24 years of inaction. If Sharron Angle does not perform up to Nevada voter's expectations, then she should be replaced after ONE term...
Lemme tell you something. My dog doesn't know he's a dog... the fish in my aquarium don't know they're wet; probably because they don't even know they're in water.... So chances are, Mr Obama doesn't realize he's a capitalist-hating progressive. In fact I don't think the dude has ever met anyone that wasn't. For sure he's never formed a lasting relationship with anyone that didn't think as he. So consequently, I think we all can agree the chances are damn good the president doesn't really know different.......... For almost 2 years, the Obama-nation, spear headed by Harry Reid, has been dragging the American people, kicking and screaming, in a direction they didn't want to go. Now Obama, Harry Reid and the rest of the Democrats can't figure out why they are so frickin unpopular....... Surprise!!!!!!
Reid - the great destroyer of Nevada economy - the man who refused to help our seniors and burdened them with no cost of living, slashed Medicaid, luxury tax on heart pace makers,
Reid - the great destroyer of home value; the one who loves to kick people out on the street and foreclose on their homes as he destroyed the job market with his health policies.
Reid - the man who prioritizes illegals over citizens and to do so raises taxes hundreds of times without thought for them.
Reid - who did not diversify the Nevada economy in his 30 years in senate.....
Reid - whose health is failing and we need to worry about him.
Reid - who took vacation and refused to work with business...except for those in his own family.
Reid - who has a weird laugh whenever the unemployment numbers are published, relishing the fact that more people cannot find a job - although they want one.
Reid - who has hurt every single Nevadan in the state.
Good riddance
Dump Reid; Save your Family.
Reid's stimulous plan is a disaster - and he has done a lousy lousy job.....
Time to just resign Reid - you're a lousy man - you are a fool; your policies are foolish and hurtful and mean and stupid.
Reid - a slimy worm who cannot work with anyone - would you invite this man to your children's school?
Obviously not - as we don't invite liars to talk to our children.
What a jerk Reid - what a fool - what a terrible man.
Good riddance Reid.
TonyCrago;
We dumped Gibbons and Ensign is NOT on the BALLET.
Try to focus your blind hatred on THIS ELECTION.
And read my post above. Get rid of Harry, then we can get rid of John. But arguing that Harry will "bring home the goods to NV" is fatuous. He cannot because the dems have FAR TOO MANY other states THAT ACTUALLY HAVE ELECTORAL votes that need to be bribed, and they will be done with us.
Las Vegas was just named the # 1 city in America for a stupid populace.........might as well take it statewide and elect Angle.........then the entire state can offically be listed # 1 in stupidity !!
FLAG, U Not The BRIGHTEST BULB, on the TREE!!
It's Hard to believe that this DIMWIT Angle,
can unseat the Majority Leader Of The Senate!!!
I don't believe that the Collective Intellegence of Nevadans, has Fallen to a Level to that can let this happen!!!
Stay Tuned
To those of you foolish enough to think that Angle represents your interests; you are wrong as she doesn't even speak to the open public or to the press. Historically, even the most cruel man in modern history was elected by the public; so think before you vote for an extremist.
Angle pretends that she is for the common, middle class, American; wrong, wrong, wrong. As an example, look at the tax example below, however, everything else she stands for deprives the middle class of health care, social security, veteran benefits and education.
Here is the truth about taxes:
For historical Top Tax Rate see,
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/...
(Years) Approximate % Tax Rate
(1951-63) 91
(1964-81) 70
(1982-86) 50
(1988-92) 30
(1993-2002) 39
2003-Present 35 (This is for income greater than $373,651+/yr.)
or see http://www.truthandpolitics.org/top-rate...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_...
The increased tax is about 4% for people making over $250,000/yr and no increase in taxes for people making less.
So, the only thing Wrong Angle is telling you is a lie about this increase in taxes for all the people. The richer got taxed more for a reason; so that they would not sit on the money but invest it in the economy, and not put it in a bank.
The only thing the Tea Party stands for is the deception of the middle class, again, under a new disguise.
The original Boston Tea Party was mainly because of Taxation without Representation (In the British Parliament); which is not the case at present as if we, the public, really wanted to we can remove each and every politician through our political process if we choose to do so at any given time through due legal process.
@Rev - morons don't realize they're morons and crazies don't realize they're insane.
See how easy that was? But hey, thanks for playing.
These Tea Party Folks, have no conception of History or Reality!!!
Their the Victim,of the Last Idiot that they talk to!!!
Nevada currently is represented by the most powerful Senator in the United States.
It's junior senator is under investigation by the FBI and the Senate Ethics Committee, after admitting an extra- marital affair with his best friend's and chief of staff's wife, and bribes from his parents to pay the staffer and his (basically) prostitue wife off.
Do we really want to give up our only effective Senator to a religious fanatic who changes her position from day-to-day depending on which way her handler's perceive the political wind is blowing?
Senators Angle and Ensign will make Nevada the laughing stock of the U.S.
Angle + Ensign = A Disaster for Nevada.
All the animal lovers out there might want to take a look at this before casting your vote:
http://action.humanesociety.org/site/Mes...
I can't imagine many people will be flocking to Vegas, if some ultra conservative nut job gets elected to Senate there. People go to Vegas to have fun, not to go to church..LOL..
Just remember who got us into this mess. It was the rethuglicans and karl rove. Before you vote for tea party rethuglican sharon angle you better think long and hard. She will take us backwards in time. We need to move forwards to keep up with the changing world.
Remember she wants to do away with Social Security, Medicare, Dept. of Education, Agriculture, and just about anything else they can do away with. Especially Women need to vote!!!!!!!
And so do Hispanics. She will probably send anyone with Hispanic blood back to South America.
She is far to scary to be a serious candidate. Wake up Nevada. Harry Reid is the only Choice for Nevada!!!!!
My prediction....after 14 hours after the polls close this will be the lead story on the Sun......."Election Results show that Angle wins by 4% but expert Democratic sources from the Reid says that wins by 10%. The experts say that the election results demographics are off because they have not included young people who have not gotten off their cell phones to vote yet."
I can't understand how anyone in their right mind would vote for Sharron Angle, no matter what they think of Harry Reid!
The woman makes known these wild notions about issues and then when questioned, she says she didn't mean it that way and comes up with the opposite opinion. Sunch as:
Stated that Social Security should be "transitioned out". Later said she did not mean that.
Stated that she opposes legalization of marijuana and feels the same about alcohol, later saying she didn't mean alcohol, because people can choose to drink or not.
Told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that she would sponsor a bill to free insurance companies from having to pay for mammograms and colonoscopies.
Later said Harry Reid lied when he questioned her on this and said she never said it.
She says she doesn't believe our constitution advocates separation of church and state. She wants to privatise Medicare and remove all regulations on oil companies drilling in our bays and gulf waters and called the $20 billion Obama secrued from BP to repair damages caused by their negligence a "slush fund", then says she didn't mean that.
Put somebody like Sharron Angle in the senate and you will have trouble like you've never seen before and Nevada will be the laughing stock of the nation, if not the world!
It is absurd to make the claim that NV's electoral votes won't matter in a presidential election.
Al Gore could have used those 4 votes in 2000
and FL wouldn't have been an issue.
Harry Reid had nothing to do with seniors not getting a cost of living raise in their Social Security this year or the next. The formula for determining this adjustment was established back in the 1970's (when, by the way, we had a Republican administration).
In October of 2009, the Democrats brought forth a bill to change the formulary so that seniors would get a raise, as well as the proposal of Obama to send out separate checks to each senior citizen drawing Social Security for a lump sum afjustment. Not one Republican would support this bill or the proposal and let it die without getting anywhere.
I feel certain that Sharron Angle, had she been in the senated at that time, would have opposed this as well.
For those who say she will get rid of Soc Sec, Dept of Ed I agree with her why should the young people have to pay Social Security when it probably won't be there I have 10 years and it probably won't be there long after I retire I don't trust the govt to not touch Social Security and for those who do are dreaming where do you think the money for the entitlement programs are coming from they are not free the govt can't afford to give the ones retired now a cost of living raise for the past 2 years so yes I agree with her on this and as far as Dept of Education give it back to the states it has been part of the Fed Govt since Carter 1974 and look where it has gone the govt should not tell the schools what to teach and keep the unions out of it.
I notice that when the word got out that Sharron Angle was trending up in public polling, a whole bag full of name calling Liberal commenters came out of the woodwork to leave their "droppings" on this discussion site.
Here's a few examples:
"FLAG, U Not The BRIGHTEST BULB, on the TREE!!"
This commenter must think that "FLAG" is a commenters name.
"These Tea Party Folks, have become FUNNY!!! Hitlers' 1920's are the latest example of their
Agenda!!! Sig Heil all U IDIOTS!!!"
Same commenter name calling and demonizing.
"These Tea Party Folks, have no conception of History or Reality!!! Their the Victim,of the Last Idiot that they talk to!!!"
Same commenter trying to make his point, or whatever.
And there much more...
Why anyone would vote for Angle is beyond me. Senator Reid has been and will continue to be the BEST choice for Nevada.
Harry Reid's out bragging about all the jobs he's help Mr Obama "save or create" over the last 21 months.... Reid's claim, works out to an average of 45,000 jobs per month "saved or created". I'd like to know exactly how Harry Reid is able to quantify a "saved or created" job. One thing is a known fact, nationally it takes a steady 150,000 new jobs every month just to keep up with the population growth in the country... Now some of you will remember, how just the other day all the network talking heads reported 72,000 dead people got stimulus money ... That's a substantial amount more than the roughly 45,000 jobs in any month Harry Reid says he helped to "save or create"......... Not for nothing, but I'd like to know where exactly did those 72,000 dead people spend their stimulus money? The dead --72,000 of them-- got a $250 dollar check. Again, where did it get spent? Everybody knows the devil's at Walmart : That'd be the 1st place I'd look.
Hey Mark, If it is beyond you why anyone would vote for Sharron Angle, why would you vote for Harry Reid?
Carl Rove backed George Bush.
Look how well that worked out.
Now, Carl Rove Backs Sharron Angle.
SHARRON ANGLE IS WORSE THAN GEORGE BUSH.
Both Reid's plus Dina Taxes soon to be yesterday's news...
All hail Frau Angle, the first Asian in the Nevada Assembly. When Frau Angle is elected, there will be a final solution to the latino problem. Frau Angle will use Second Amendment remedies to take out her opposition. Frau Angle is the best candidate to articulate the islamo-latino-LDS-autistic threat to our fair state.
All these polls are wrong because
1. They only call landlines - older suburban people since most younger people just have cell phones.
2. They over sample rural Nevada even though it's less than 10% of the actual vote.
Just remember that Obama was tied with McCain in 2008 according to all the polls here. He won by 12%. That's why Angle's camp is coming out with their "stealing the votes" bogus claim.
We won't let these crazy republicans con us
ever again.
The damage that these greedy republicans have
caused our country and our workers will take
many, many years to fix.
SAY NO TO REPUBLICAN GREED.
SAY NO TO REPUBLICAN LIES.
SAY NO TO HEARTLESS REPUBLICANS WHO SENT OUR
JOBS TO COMMUNIST CHINA AND CAUSED THE
HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT IN OUR LIFE TIME.
WE NEED HARRY REID.
What are u people going to write about after the election. I read where honest (shill) Jon Ralston claims the poll that shows Angle ahead has flaws. This guy will not admit it when Angle wins and claims it was undocumented voters from Mexico who was given jobs and food that voted for Angle. Give it a rest . We spend too much time campaigning . Just figure the Presidential election starts Nov 3!
NICE FRIEND THAT CHUCK...
New York Senator Chuck Schumer is ready to replace Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as the party's boss if Harry Reid loses his re-election bid to Sharron Angle.
Harry is not going to lose to that nut-case.
JON HAS HARRY UP 8 POINTS.
I trust Jon.
Just keep that light burning in your window, there teamster.
Electing Angle is like blowing a hole in your leaking boat to let the water out...
We've finally reached the pinnacle of what it means to be a Democrat. And that is, "Screw you." You don't like what we're doing? Here's more of it. You vote against us? Here's how you're gonna pay for it. You don't like our legislative agenda? Here it is, rammed down your throat, and that's just for starters.... I'm not joking here folks; if the Democrats retain control of Congress, over the next 2 years there will be more than just hell to pay.
Rev.
You republicans trashed our economy.
You don't get the keys back.
We Democrats are keeping the House AND SENATE.
Teamster, time to let the Angle fans post here, time for us to get on the phone and talk to our neighbors. The fact that this moron Angle is even still in the game is a testament to the stupidity of the electorate.
You can't fix stupid, and boy are they stupid.
Jeff....
That crazy teabagger rant by hateliars is proof.
This article is framed with borders all around by PatriotMajorityPac negativism. look up this rogue organization and read for yourself.Also funded by 2 democratic cronies. Worse of all,it's condoned by the SUN. Never seen this type of format used in conjunction with an article before. Almost looks Communistic and desperate. The SUN has stooped to new lows as Sharon Angle pulls away even further from Reid.
Harry has an 8 point lead.
Mangle is toast.
Interesting video about the Las Vegas economy and senate race.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/avi-lewis/...
Angle leads in every poll. For good reason. The Democrat Party has fallen into the hands of kooks on the far left who are leading this country to economic ruin. We dont have to look far to see the ruin. Our state of Nevada. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi make Sharron Angle look like a Rhodes Scholar. Honorable Democrats and Republicans should join the Tea Party and help get this State and America back on the road to greatness and prosperity. Vote Sharron Angle ...Tea Party. Lets get 'er done.
As I read the commente both Pro and Con I am amazed at the hatred comming from the Democrats. Harry Reid had not done any favors for the People of Nevada. He and his cronies in Washington were
in control of congress 2 years prior to the election of Obama. They could have worked with the
Republicans at that time and slowed or fixed the
problem. Insted they continued to let the economy and the financial disaster continue to insure thier election in 2008. That plus the backing of the Liberal left wing media pushed them over the top. It is even more intersting to see who has benefitted form their regin so far. It is the Unions and those who are pushing for more and more goverment benefits and socialism. This does not and will not represent the American public. The Tea party is made up primarly of members of all walkes of life and political affiliation but it is the Silent maority who is speaking out most loudly
and contributing to candidates other than Democrats. The vitrol being spewed by the Liberal Left is unreal and the have take a page out of the Obama Chicago political play book to try and confuse or distort the actual issues. The Clinton Tax Hikes are returning becase Harry and the Dems though the needed to run for re-election
rather than do the will of the American People. They turned thir backs upon us and went on recess
to run for office. This is inexcusable and they
did not respect the voters. Their are more concerned about their own political futres and steady pay checks rather than the voters. Time to
clean house and put in a change. If they don't follow thru with their promises then we can eliminate them at the next election cycle. But we
must stop the bleeding and financial policies that
are destroying our nation and our childrens future now.
The part I find most interesting about the whole debate is that Ms. Angle has almost as much contempt for the Republican party as she does for the Democrats. Just listen to the recordings in her own voice.
Now connect the dots...
She has contempt for the Democrats, just over half the population of Nevada.
She has shown her contempt for the Republicans, almost 50% of the population of Nevada.
She pledged her alliance to the Tea-Party, a small but vocal minority.
Who does she really represent?
I think it will be good for the Nation to see what happens to Harry "Backdoor" Reid. An arrogant, career politician bought and paid for by dirty UNION money living in the prestigous Ritz Carlton in DC when his constiuents are suffering back home. Reid screwed this state pushing his personal agendas and totally ignoring the people of Nevada. DUMP REID!
Angle said in the debate she is all about "choices" - except for the choice for women to have an abortion in the event of rape or incest. Well, why can't these women choose? Is this not "government" infringing on their "choice". So, Sharron is all about choices but only when it comes to her personally. Extreme and hypocritical indeed.
I say turn Yucca mountain into a gathering place for those who want to worship Sharrontology and Sharronia Law. They are about as radioactive as the potential waste stored there if Reid does not get reelected.
Hey dave, get out of your box and take a look at what is real and what's not.
We have "Pro-Choice" and "Right to Life" is both houses of Congress and on the Supreme Court.
Do you think that Sharron Angle has enough power to change the whole landscape on abortion issues?
If Sharron Angle does have the power to change major issues, then we all need to vote for her.
Larry - It's all about choices. Sharron said the people should have a "choice". She can't pinpoint what medical coverage insurance companies are mandated to cover but insists that people have "choices". What I am referring to is that she does not believe in "choices" when it comes to abortion for those who were raped. So when it benefits her religious beliefs the people can't have a"choice". Thats hypocritical.
The State of Nevada can not afford to keep Harry Reid in office any longer.
The combination of Reid, Pelosi,and Obama are out to destroy our state and the country.
Reid - who did not diversify the Nevada economy in his 30 years in senate.....
Seriously? Don't you think that maybe our state officials and business leaders may have had a hand in this?
"What I am referring to is that she does not believe in "choices" when it comes to abortion for those who were raped."
I am not sure that I agree with that statement, but that is only one of many issues...
Harry Reid - who did not help diversify the Nevada economy in his 20 plus years in the Senate...
Many Nevadans, including the prominent Republicans who will mourn Harry's defeat, during the campaign fanned fears about Nevada losing their lion in the Senate.
Mitch McConnell, the Republican Minority Leader, elated with Sharron and her winning campaign, will make her his pet, expanding the freshman Senator's influence.
In addition, a caucus comprised of the Republicans who were swept in by the Tea Party wave, Marco FL, Scott MA, Mark IL, Rand KY, Joe AK, John WV, and Sharron NV, will wield considerable influence in the Senate.
Our Founders no doubt would be happy with our nation's return to its roots.
@ZZZZAPATO
"I don't believe that the Collective Intellegence of Nevadans, has Fallen to a Level to that can let this happen!!!"
Haha, a true Reid supporter ! Your statement shows your "intellegence" !
"New York Senator Chuck Schumer is ready to replace Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as the party's boss if Harry Reid loses his re-election bid to Sharron Angle."
Incorrect. That crazy left winger Schumer might become senate MINORITY leader. Dems had their chance and failed miserably. Goodbye !
Sharron Angle trending up in public polling.
Kinda says it all, doesn't it???