Polls Say: Nevadans Not Wild About Harry
A recent Las Vegas Review Journal poll says nearly half of Nevada residents have had it with Harry Reid. Reid’s approval ratings have been subpar ever since his ascending to Democratic Senate Leader in 2004, and Democratic Senate Majority Leader in 2006.
Only around one-third of Nevadans said they would vote for Senator Reid if the election were held today. That’s bad news for Harry, but good news for those wanting to defeat Reid in 2010 and find better leadership for Nevada, and America. The poll confirms that about 45 percent would vote against Reid, and that about 17 percent of undecided voters would consider electing a new candidate.
Another poll question relating to Reid’s popularity had a result of about 38 percent favorable, 50 percent unfavorable and 11 percent neutral.
The poll was conducted via telephone statewide by Washington-based Mason Dixon Polling & Research Inc. It queried 625 residents for the review Journal with a margin of error of + or - 4 percent.
The poll comes at a crucial time for Senator Harry Reid. President Barack Obama will be visiting Nevada on May 26 to support the Senator in his re-election bid. Nevadans are generally supportive of President Obama even while disapproving of Reid.
Mason Dixon Partner Brad Coker said “Obama so far has been able to stay out of the fray and let Reid and [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi get their hands dirty,” he continued, “Obama’s so popular, he’s a hard person to take a shot at right now, so Reid and Pelosi become the punching bags.”
“Reid’s fortunes are going to hinge on two things: Does he draw a strong challenger, and what does the economy do,” Coker said. “If Obama and his policies are seen as a success and the economy by mid-2010 appears to be doing better, these numbers will turn around some. The other side of that coin is, if the economy doesn’t seem to be improving, particularly in Nevada.”
How do these polls affect Harry Reid himself? According to Reid spokesmen Brandon Hall and Jim Manley Harry never puts a lot of weight into polls. “The primary number Senator Reid is worried about is Nevada’s 10.4 percent unemployment rate, and that’s why he’s focused on fixing the economy and creating jobs in Nevada,” Hall said. “Polling numbers move up and down. The only poll that really matters is on Election Day.”
Jim Manley said, “Polls by the Review-Journal are consistently out of line with other polls.”
It’s important, however, not to let the polls go to our heads. We can’t let our guard down just yet. Many say that the GOP still has no serious major candidate willing to step up and run against Reid in 2010. A few rare mentions go out to Brian Krolicki (briankrolicki.com), but he is not the only candidate. The Beat Reid Movement is aware of three (3) other candidates who have publicly announced their intentions to run in 2010. They are Bill Parson (billparsonforsenate2010), Sharron Angle (sharonangle.com) and Robin Lee Titus (robintitus.com). Beat Reid is also aware of others who have not yet made their candidacy public.
We need to rally behind these candidates as much as possible if we want to beat Harry Reid in Nevada in the 2010 race for Senate. Remember that Harry Reid has the ability to stock up his campaign coffers like no other: So far this quarter he has acquired more than $2 million in campaign funds on top of the money he already had sitting there. It is of crucial importance to find a candidate one believes in and form a unified front against Harry Reid. If you are interested in the specifics, below are the numbers reported to the Federal Election Commission as of 03/31/2009. On June 30, when the end of quarter reports hit, check back on beatreid.com or keep appraised via our Twitter account and we will make sure to relay the updated numbers in a post.
Senator Harry Reid’s Campaign Financials (as reported to the FEC)
Total Receipts: $2,234,309
Individual Contributions: $1,570,841
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Committees: $650,400
Total Disbursements: $497,374
Individual Refunds: $6,050
Non-Party (e.g. PACs) or Other Refunds: $5,000
Beginning Cash: $3,316,354
Latest Cash On Hand: $5,053,289
Debts Owed By: $0
A lot can be done with just over 5 million dollars cash on hand and 0$ of debt owed. We can safely assume a reasonable amount of that will go towards television commercials. While our air time is being bombarded with commercials, there is plenty left over to fulfill the retainers of lawyers and private investigators against any potential opponent, if that is a desire of Senator Reid’s campaign team or supporters. Remember, the money will keep coming into his campaign fund (especially after the May 26 visit from President Obama), so I would like reiterate once again: Let’s please work on having a unified front towards beating Harry Reid. We can’t afford to stand idle. Support the candidate whom you feel will do the best job at representing our great state of Nevada and the United States. For those readers outside of Nevada, the only way we are going to beat Harry Reid and start cleaning up the Senate is by you supporting efforts to defeat Harry Reid and candidates running against him.
sources:
http://lvrj.com/news/45387987.html
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/19/poll-shows-trouble-for-reid/#more-52319
http://www.fec.gov/
I have traveled across the State during the last 6 weeks speaking with Nevada residents, and this poll validates my personal experiences and observations. The “Anti-Reid” sentiment I have encountered was actually much higher than indicated in the poll, but I have not yet engaged in meeting the people in strong hold areas where Mr. Reid receives his die hard support.
I believe in personal accountability, and Harry Reid must accept direct responsibility for where our countries fiscal woes originated. 80.4% of the U.S Debt ($9.056 trillion) has been created in the 22 years since Reid joined the Senate in 1987. 23% of the U.S. Debt ($2.591 trillion) was created in only 28 months (Jan 07 to May 2009), the period Reid has been Senate Majority Leader; and it is growing faster than we can count! The proposed 2010 budget forecasts $1.75 trillion more to be added to the debt in a single year. Harry Reid;s enthusiastic support for the prolific sending of the Congress and the President in the first 120 days of 2009 casts doubt that even this horrific level can be stabilized.
Beating Harry Reid will be an uphill battle. The polls are against him currently, but there are currently multiple candidates who have announced campaigns to run or explore running running against Harry Reid (myself being one who has filed with the FEC to run), and others may still join the contest of ideas, values, and vision for our future. In my six weeks of pursuing this campaign and engaging Nevadan’s one-one and in small groups I have established a strong belief that success in November 2010 will only be achieved by abandoning the “Centrist” style campaign that has been waged over the last 20 to 30 years. Success will require a candidate with an unwavering commitment to constitutional governance, a core dedication to a fiscally conservative agenda, and a commitment to reduction (not slowing) in the size our Federal Government. Fortunately for me these are all principles I have held my entire life, not areas that I move to to accommodate the tone of voters.
Removing Harry Reid from the Senate is my personal commitment, but it will be only one element of a greater battle for the return of our country to Constitutional principles of governance. The deep commitment of many of our citizens to removing Harry Reid from office must also extend across this great nation to removal from office in 2010 all of the members of the House and Senate who have participated in bringing this great country to the brink of financial collapse. Those long term career House and Senate members who participated in setting the stage for bank collapses, hyper-inflation of the housing market and the associated bubble bursting, and the throwing of Tax Payer money at failed businesses which are now declaring bankruptcy. Our Nations future requires that in 2010 we reestablish a strong constitutionally sound and fiscally conservative House and Senate.
I am confident that “We the People” will rise up and take our Nation back. Beating Harry Reid and other career self serving career politicians in the House and Senate will require support from the citizens of Nevada and across our nation in the form of volunteering and donations. We must come together and work in an unified front over the next 18 months.
Bill Parson
I hope you all have seen Harry Reid making a total fool of himself in the enclosed youtube video. He claims over and over that paying income taxes in the US is voluntary. Obviously, Obama’s cabinet members have known this for years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mRSI8yWwg
Jim Verner
Reno
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Harry Reid is no longer qualified to be Nevada’s Senator. If Nevadan’s want the change Barak Obama spoke of then Harry Reid must go. What Republicans believe they can really work with this guy? Declares the war in Iraq lost. Wrong on that and so much more. His search and destroy tactics used to cling to power must be revealed for what they are, an abuse of his power. If the GOP has anybody on their bench this would be the time to make he or she appear. Gary Bernstein, Las Vegas, NV
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Harry Reid thinks Nevadan’s will vote for him because they always have. Things have changed a little around here since the last election. I think perhaps Harry’s been too busy in Washington to notice.
Harry, you’ll be quite surprised come the next election. I wouldn’t be so sure of myself if I were you. You can’t all of the sudden kick up a sympathetic campaign, a year before your re-election under the idea that you care. Actions speak louder than words. There is no exception to this rule.
My office is also starting a “unseat Reid” campaign. You can join me too!
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Kristy Sinsara
We in Washington State need to get rid of Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell as well. They are in lockstep with anything proposed by the Democrats. They rubber stamp everything even though it is not in the best interest of Washingtonians. When I have tried to express my view to Murray, all she can do is send me a form letter telling me of the need to insure ALL Washingtonians. When I called her Senate office I was treated rudely by the woman answering the phone who hung up on me when I said that I would work tirelessly to unseat Senator Murray if she voted for socialized healthcare. These Democrats have gotten so arrogant because they think they are untouchable. But before they can be beaten, we have to find passionate conservatives to run against them who want to bring the country back to the principles promoted by the founding fathers. It is hard to beat a Democrat in a politically correct environment. When we step into the ring, they use PC to tie our candidate’s hands behind his/her back and then commence to pull off the gloves and fight dirty with the full support of the liberal press. They are never face the prospect of being labeled politically incorrect because they introduced the term into Americana and, as such, define it’s limits to suit themselves. This tactic originated in the old Soviet Union as a way to get citizens to unquestionably accept Marxist Doctrine. To defeat Democrats, we first must defeat the concept of political correctness within the conservative movement. This means calling a spade a spade without worrying about the attacks that will surely be launched by the left to silent our message. Americans love those who have convictions, talk straight, and walk the walk. Most thinking Americans hate everything about political correctness and the toll it takes on freedom of speech. It looks like we certainly have our work cut out for us.
Let’s get REID OUT so Vegas can prosper again!!!! He’s killing us!
Curious to see obamas next “great idea”