9/27

- Tea Party activist: Nevada Senate race is 'No. 1 goal'

Fiscal discipline called key issue for movement

Amy Kremer, chairwoman of Tea Party Express, said in an interview before attending a private fundraiser for Angle in Las Vegas. Polls show Angle and Reid locked in a dead heat for the Nevada Senate seat.

- A COUPLE OF REAL POLL NUGGETS:

Nugget No. 1 - It's a good 24 hours when you can post the RJ's poll results before the antediluvian "newspaper" figures out how to post them to the Web and also release results of a poll not designed to show Sharron Angle in the best light. What's beautiful about the Public Opinion Strategies is that it can't be assailed because Glen Bolger is one of the best in the business, and it was done for a conservative group, the Retail Association of Nevada.

This race still is tight and any incumbent with a 51 percent unfavorable rating has to worry that the undecideds will break against him, even if his opponent has a 52 percent negative rating.

But, finally, a public poll that confirms private data I have seen. More on the findings Sunday in my Sun column.

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Reids numbers go up when he is back in washington. Despite not accomplishing his priorities like dream act or dadt. POS poll

How has he appealed to target audiences based on what he is doing in DC?

10/14 debate.
10/16 early voting begins.
Expect message adaptation at debate.