To: Honey_Bee who wrote (34930 ) 8/4/2010 3:00:13 PM From: DuckTapeSunroof Respond to of 103300 Harry Reid Surges Ahead Tea Party Favorite Angle in new Poll FOX News.com - America's Election Headquarters Malini Wilkes | August 04, 2010 Read more: politics.blogs.foxnews.com Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is leading Tea Party favorite and Republican candidate Sharron Angle 52 to 36 percent among registered voters, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows. In the last month the Real Clear Politics average has shown a slight lead for Reid, but the new surge is a turnaround for the majority leader, who earlier this year was facing dismal approval ratings and struggling in polls matching him up with potential Republican contenders. But among likely voters, his margin is just 48 to 44, well within the 4.6 percent margin of error in the race for the Nevada senate seat. The poll also finds Reid has a significant advantage over his rival among when it comes to independents, 36 to 19 percent. But 37 percent of independents surveyed were undecided. Reid and Angle are also attacking each other in new TV ads this week. The Democratic incumbent's latest ad hammers Angle on the BP oil spill. Last month she referred to BP's $20 billion compensation fund as a "slush fund." She later retracted, saying the term was "incorrect." But Reid's campaign is highlighting that remark as part of an overall strategy that aims to portray the Tea Party favorite as outside the mainstream. His ad tags out, "Sharron Angle. Just too extreme." Angle is firing back, hitting the majority leader hard on the economy, suggesting he's responsible for tanking property values in the state. Her new ad wraps up with the line, "Harry Reid. The only thing he's delivered for Nevada is hardship."