Angle Beating Reid by 11 Points

There were many pundits who felt that Sharron Angle was the weakest of the three GOP candidates running to take on Harry Reid in November.  Well, even if she is, she's still beating Reid:

Sharron Angle, following her come-from-behind Republican Primary win Tuesday, has bounced to an 11-point lead over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada’s closely-watched U.S. Senate race.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Nevada, taken Wednesday night, shows Angle earning 50% support while Reid picks up 39% of the vote. Five percent (5%) like some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.

A month ago, Angle led Reid 48% to 40% but ran poorest against the incumbent of the three GOP primary hopefuls as she has for months.

Reid will try to portray Angle, a Christian conservative who drew heavily on Tea Party support for her win, as unacceptable to the state. Still, the race for now continues to be about the incumbent, who earned 61% of the vote when he was reelected in 2004 but whose support in this election cycle against any Republican candidate has never risen above the low 40s.

Despite their hotly-contested primary, Republicans already appear to be solidifying behind Angle who now earns 88% support among voters in her party. Reid draws 68% support from Democrats. Voters not affiliated with either party prefer Angle by 10 points.

I'm confidant that nearly all of the GOP voters will rally behind Angle, even if they supported the other two candidates in the race. Harry Reid is just too detestable to let stay in office over petty party disagreements.  He's well on his way to becoming the next Tom Daschle, a Dem Senate Majority Leader voted out of office.