'Tea Party' Favorite Surges in Nevada ; Primary Winner Will Face Reid

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The Nevada Republican primary battle to challenge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has morphed from a two-candidate race to a three- candidate race with the stunning recent surge of "tea party" favorite Sharron Angle.

Early voting began Saturday in the race to take on Mr. Reid, and Mrs. Angle, a former four-term Assembly member, has momentum on her side after winning the Tea Party Express endorsement in April. Since then, her poll numbers have jumped by double digits, placing her in a virtual dead heat with front-runner Sue Lowden.

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'Tea Party' Favorite Surges in Nevada ; Primary Winner Will Face Reid

"I think a lot of people thought that by the end of May there would be a much clearer front-runner, but that hasn't been the case," said Kenneth Fernandez, a political scientist at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

The race has attracte...

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