Reid gains ground on GOP challengers

WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., trailing Republican challengers to his re-election most of the year, has made up major ground, a new poll indicates.

From being 10 points behind state GOP Chairwoman Sue Lowden in an April poll, Reid has closed the gap to 3 points, as 39 percent or Nevada voters say they would vote for him against 42 percent for Lowden, The Hill reported Friday.

Reid leads Republican state Assemblywoman Sharron Angle, a favorite of Tea Party activists, by 42-39 percent, The Hill said.

And the poll has Reid in a tie with Republican challenger Danny Tarkanian, a businessman and former University of Nevada Las Vegas basketball star.

Reid has spent congressional breaks back in Nevada campaigning and fundraising, with more than $9 million in campaign funds on hand at the end of March.

The poll was conducted May 24-26, and has a 4 percentage point margin of error.