Poll Watch: Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Nevada Senatorial Survey

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Nevada Senatorial Survey

• Sharron Angle (R) 49% [46%] (45%)
• Harry Reid (D) 46% [45%] (44%)
• Other 4% [4%] (3%)
• None of the above 1% [1%] (5%)
• Not sure 0% [4%] (2%)

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Sharron Angle (R) 45.6%
• Harry Reid (D) 43.7%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Harry Reid 44% / 55% {-11%}
• Sharron Angle 39% / 53% {-14%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Harry Reid is doing as senator?

• Approve 42% [41%] (40%)
• Disapprove 56% [54%] (55%)

Regardless of how you plan to vote, are Sharron Angle’s positions on the issues too extreme?

• Yes 53%
• No 40%

Regardless of how you plan to vote, has Harry Reid been in office too long?

• Yes 56%
• No 40%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 44% [40%] (42%)
• Disapprove 52% [52%] (53%)

A series of tax cuts passed at the beginning of former President George W. Bush’s term are set to expire this year. Should the Bush tax cuts continue for everyone, should the tax cuts only continue for those with income under $250,000 or should the tax cuts expire for everyone?

• Tax cuts should continue for everyone: 47%
• Tax cuts should only continue for those with income less than $250,000: 42%
• Tax cuts should expire for everyone: 9%

Have the policies of the Obama administration helped or hurt Nevada's economy, or have they not made much of a difference either way?

• Helped 18% [18%] (21%)
• Hurt 49% [49%] (46%)
• Not made much of a difference 29% [31%] (30%)

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted October 2, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 37.2% Republican; 36.5% Democrat; 26.3% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 18, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 11, 2010 are in parentheses.  Click here to view crosstabs.