The left and right each have new polls to point to today in the Nevada Senate contest. A new Rasmussen survey again paints a bleak picture for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, while a Research 2000 poll conducted for Daily Kos has him within the margin of error of potential GOP foes. One potential reason -- Research 2000 includes Tea Party candidate Scott Ashjuan, while Rasmussen does not.

General Election Matchups -- Rasmussen
(500 LVs, 4/27, MoE +/- 4.5%)
Lowden (R) 52 (-2 vs. last poll, 3/31)
Reid (D) 39 (unch)
Und 3 (+1)

Tarkanian (R) 51 (+2)
Reid (D) 41 (-1)
Und 4 (+2)

Angle (R) 48 (-3)
Reid (D) 40 (unch)
Und 4 (+1)

General Election Matchups -- Research 2000
(600 LVs, 4/26-28, MoE +/- 4%)
Lowden (R) 45 -- Reid (D) 41 -- Ashjuan (TP) 4 -- Und 6
Tarkanian (R) 43 -- Reid (D) 41 -- Ashjuan (TP) 6 -- Und 6
Angle (R) 44 -- Reid (D) 41 -- Ashjuan (TP) 5 -- Und 6

Research 2000 also tests the GOP primary, and finds Lowden ahead with 38 percent, followed by Tarkanian at 28 percent and Angle at 13 percent.

RCP currently classifies the race as Lean Republican.

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