(via TPM)
Oh, this must have hurt Scott Rasmussen so much to release this poll, but even his Republican-skewed polling has confirmed that Harry Reid is now ahead of Sharron Angle, 45%-43%. Yes, those numbers aren't great for Reid. But remember, there's a "None of the Above" option in Nevada, so Reid doesn't need to get 50%+1.
While Ras shows 50% of Nevadans think Reid is "extreme", 58% think that of Angle. Taking this along with all the other polls, Reid is now leading 44.5%-42.8%, and even Rasmussen has moved this race from "Tossup" to the "Leans Dem" category.
Check out the trend just in the last couple Rasmussen polls.
Reid (D) Angle (R)
07/28 45 43
07/12 43 46
06/22 41 48
06/09 39 50
One thing that's also notably changed is Angle's favorability ratings. Reid's have been a net negative for a while now, but Angle's have seen a notable drop.
Angle Favorable Unfavorable
07/28 42 56
07/12 47 49
06/22 48 47
06/09 48 45
Reid Favorable Unfavorable
07/28 44 55
07/12 43 55
06/22 47 49
06/09 46 54
And this is all happening as Obama's approval in Nevada has fallen to 43% in Rasmussen's polling, when it had been hovering around 48% in the previous three polls.
And while I don't have the crosstabs, a commenter notes that Angle has lost MAJOR ground among Independents in how they view her.
Sharron Angle's image has been absolutely pulverized--she's now at 44%-56% fav/unfav among independents, compared to 58%-42% two weeks ago and 59%-38% a month ago.
This now makes the last four different polling firms that have polled the race to all find Harry Reid ahead of Sharron Angle.