Our president, the Great Campaigner, is losing his magic touch. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), hoping to gain some traction in his re-election bid by inviting President Obama to his state for a joint appearance, remains unmoved in the latest polls:
But as Reid faces an uphill path to win re-election to a fifth Senate term, Obama’s enthusiastic endorsement does not appear to have improved the Senate majority leader’s standing among constituents, according to a new poll conducted for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Reid got no bounce from Obama’s visit on Feb. 19, when the president spoke highly of him at Green Valley High School and to business leaders at CityCenter, polling indicates.
A larger percentage of voters surveyed (17 percent) said they would be less likely to vote for Reid following the president’s visit than said they would be more likely to vote for him (7 percent). Seventy-five percent said Obama’s visit would have no effect on how they vote.
Amazingly, 17% thought the president’s visit would make them less likely to vote for Reid. That’s not looking good at all. But hey, what’s bad for Reid is good for Nevada and America!
