New poll: Reid trails even with third-party candidate in the race

As for Reid, the poll shows the Democratic incumbent’s popularity dipping to a new all-time low with 56 percent of registered Nevada voters saying they have an unfavorable opinion of the senator, while about four in 10 people say they would vote for him on Election Day — not enough to win…

In the previous February survey that tested Reid in a matchup against an unnamed GOP nominee and an unnamed “Tea Party” candidate, the senator came out ahead with 36 percent of the vote compared to 32 percent for the Republican, 18 percent for the Tea Party candidate and 14 percent undecided.

But the latest survey shows Ashjian won’t likely make much of a difference in the race.

Nevada voters who recognize his name don’t like him much: 1 percent had a favorable opinion of him compared with 13 percent who had an unfavorable opinion. Another 27 percent were neutral and 59 percent didn’t recognize the Las Vegas businessman’s name.