ChickenCare Hurting Lowden? New Dem Poll Has Her Trailing Reid

[ccharles000]

A new poll from a Democratic firm suggests that Senate candidate Sue Lowden's (R-NV) idea that people could use the barter system to reduce their health care costs may have damaged her chances in a general election against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D). At the very least, it appears that Lowden is a weaker GOP candidate than one of her rivals in the primary, former UNLV basketball player Danny Tarkanian.

The numbers, obtained by Las Vegas Sun columnist Jon Ralston: Reid 42%, Lowden 35%, right-wing Independent American Party candidate Tim Fasano with 5%, and Tea Party candidate Scott Ashjian 3%. With Tarkanian as the Republican nominee, he and Reid are tied at 37%-37%, with Fasano at 7% and Ashjian with 2%. The survey of likely voters has a ±4.5% margin of error.

This latest poll was conducted by the Democratic polling firm Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates, and was commissioned by the progressive group Project New West. The TPM Poll Average currently has Reid trailing Lowden by 52.6%-38.3%, and trailing Tarkanian by 50.6%-39.9%. However, it should be noted that much of these averages rely on older data, and are also dependent on polls of strict two-way races -- adding in other conservatives to the ballot can have an effect.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/chickencare-hurting-lowden-new-dem-poll-has-her-trailing-reid.php?ref=fpblg

[muntrv]

1. This is Suzie's macacca moment.

[Arkana]

2. That could very well have been Lowden's macaca moment.

I would laugh so hard if that ended up being Reid's saving grace.

[Bluestar]

3. bok-bok-bok! We chickens are happy! n/t