Angle Leads Reid by 11 Points

The first poll taken since Sharron Angle won the Republican Senatorial primary in Nevada has her besting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid by 11 points. The Rasmussen Reports telephone poll of likely voters in Nevada, shows Angle earning 50% of the vote next to Reid's 39%. (5% like some other candidate, and 6% are undecided.) Prior to her come-from-behind win, Angle led Reid 48% to 40% but the leads of the other two GOP primary contenders were always higher against Reid until now.

Reid is already on the warpath attempting to portray Angle, a Christian conservative with large Tea Party support, as a nutty, fringe candidate. However, the race now seems to still revolve around Reid, whose support in this election cycle against any challenger has not risen above the low 40s and whose support amongst his party is only at 68% compared to Angle's 88% Republican support and 10% lead among Independents.

If Angle can get out the vote in the rural areas, as she did for the primary Tuesday, (http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/06/sharrons-rural-angle.html), she just might dethrown King Harry.