Politics are an interesting aspect of all states and following them, even if you’re a resident of that particular state, can sometimes be confusing at best. However, there are people who focus their entire lives and careers on studying specific aspects of the American political system, and these individuals are kind enough to break it all down for political lay people. And for anyone who follows the Nevada Senate race, well, actually for most states this is true, it has been a charged and dynamic competition. And while the guests in the Las Vegas hotels may be more concerned about show tickets than state politics, the Senate race in the Silver State is definitely on the minds of residents.
The current political polls indicate that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s support base continues to remain frozen at about forty percent. Meanwhile, his two chief Republican opponents are drawing over fifty percent of the state’s support and vote. Reid is currently seeking his fifth term in the Senate received sixty one percent of the vote in 2004. Major economic issues across the nation have prompted many people to change their views of their political representatives and upsets are being indicated in more than one state. At this point Reid only has a 23 percent approval rating.
Reid’s two strongest Republican opponents are Sue Lowden the ex-chairman of the Nevada Republican Party and Businessman Danny Tarkanian. Both of these individuals have remained near the 50 percent support mark in recent months. There is a third competitor to Reid and this is Assembly Woman Sharron Angle who is receiving forty eight percent for the Democratic nomination. Reid was first elected as a state Senator in 1986 and until this year has easily won re-election in the following years. Prior to his time in the US Senate, Reid served in the House of Representatives and represented Nevada’s first congressional district.
Time will tell what the future holds for Reid, Nevada and the rest of the nation. But for now, support seems uncertain and the outcome cannot be strongly estimated or determined.
It seems like every state has its hotly contested races this year. I guess things are just getting more and more polarized every election cycle. Makes you wonder if anyone will ever have a true “mandate of the people” again.