Poll Watch: PPP (D) Nevada Senatorial Survey

PPP (D) Nevada Senatorial Survey 

• Harry Reid (D) 47% (48%)
• Sharron Angle (R)  45% (46%)
• Scott Ashjian (TP) 2%
• Michael Haines (I) 1%
• Jesse Holland (I) 1%
• Jeffrey Reeves (I) 1%
• None of these candidates 2%
• Undecided 1% (6%)

Among Men

• Sharron Angle (R) 47% (55%)
• Harry Reid (D) 44% (39%)

Among Women

• Harry Reid (D) 51% (55%)
• Sharron Angle (R) 42% (38%)

Among Conservatives

• Sharron Angle (R) 86% (80%)
• Harry Reid (D) 8% (15%) 

Among Moderates

• Harry Reid (D) 63% (64%)
• Sharron Angle (R) 29% (28%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Harry Reid’s job performance?

• Approve 44% (44%)
• Disapprove 52% (53%)

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sharron Angle?

• Favorable 41% (36%)
• Unfavorable 53% (52%)

Among Men

• Favorable 45% (45%)
• Unfavorable 50% (44%)

Among Women

• Favorable 37% (29%)
• Unfavorable 55% (59%)

Among Independents

• Favorable 50% (36%)
• Unfavorable 46% (50%)

Among Moderates

• Favorable 26% (18%)
• Unfavorable 67% (69%)

Do you think that Sharron Angle is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?

• Too Liberal 10% (10%)
• Too Conservative 43% (38%)
• About Right 40% (38%)

Do you consider Sharron Angle’s political views to be mainstream or extremist?

• Mainstream 39% (39%)
• Extremist 53% (50%)

Among Men

• Mainstream 46% (46%)
• Extremist 50% (44%)

Among Women

• Mainstream 32% (33%)
• Extremist 57% (55%)

Among Conservatives

• Mainstream 76% (68%)
• Extremist 15% (19%)

Among Moderates

• Mainstream 24% (22%)
• Extremist 69% (68%)

Among Independents

• Mainstream 47% (43%)
• Extremist 42% (44%)

Do you think Harry Reid or Sharron Angle would be a more effective US Senator?

• Harry Reid 50% (48%)
• Sharron Angle 44% (42%)

Whose political beliefs do you think are more similar to yours: Harry Reid’s or Sharron Angle’s?

• Harry Reid 49% (46%)
• Sharron Angle 45% (45%)

Do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job performance?

• Approve 44% (44%)
• Disapprove 52% (52%)

If the candidates for US Senate this fall had been Democrat Harry Reid and Republican Danny Tarkanian, who would you have voted for?

• Danny Tarkanian (R) 49%
• Harry Reid (D) 43%
• Undecided 8%

Survey of 504 voters was conducted October 7-9, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 41% (41%) Democrat; 40% (39%) Republican; 19% (20%) Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 46% (47%) Moderate; 35% (40%) Conservative; 19% (13%) Liberal.  Results from the poll conducted July 16-18, 2010 are in parentheses.