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

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Nevada Senatorial Survey

• Sharron Angle (R) 49% {49%} [46%] (45%)
• Harry Reid (D) 47% {46%} [45%] (44%)
• Other 3% {4%} [4%] (3%)
• None of the above 1% {1%} [1%] (5%)
• Not sure 0% {0%} [4%] (2%)

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Harry Reid (D) 45.6% {43.7%}
• Sharron Angle (R) 44.6% {45.6%}

Thinking about your vote for Senate, which best describes your vote -- do you strongly favor your candidate, do you like your candidate, but with some reservations, or do you dislike the other candidate?

Among Sharron Angle Supporters

• Strongly favor 30%
• Like, with some reservations 31%
• Dislike other candidate 38%

Among Harry Reid Supporters

• Strongly favor 46%
• Like, with some reservations 20%
• Dislike other candidate 30%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Harry Reid 42% {44%} / 56% {55%} {-14%}
• Sharron Angle 36% {39%} / 58% {53%} {-22%}

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

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

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

• Approve 40% {44%} [40%] (42%)
• Disapprove 55% {52%} [52%] (53%)

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%)

Which of the following best describes how the policies of the Obama administration will affect your vote for Senate this year?

• Your vote will be to express support for the Obama administration policies 33%
• Your vote will be to express opposition to Obama administration policies 49%
• The policies of the Obama administration will not be a factor in your vote 17%

Which should be the top priority for Congress and the president to focus on next year -- cutting taxes, reducing the federal budget deficit, or spending on programs to create jobs?

• Cutting taxes 24%
• Reducing the budget deficit 32%
• Spending to create jobs 41%

Which of the following best describes how the Tea Party movement will affect your vote for Senate this year?

• Express support for the Tea Party movement 28% {30%} (25%)
• Express opposition to the Tea Party movement 32% {27%} (27%)
• The Tea Party movement will not be a factor in your vote 38% {36%} (45%)

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted October 9, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted October 2, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 18, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 11, 2010 are in parentheses.