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For a long time, Richard Burr (R-NC) has been viewed as the most endangered incumbent Republican Senator, and the news for him has just gotten worse. A new PPP poll has him statistically tied with likely Democratic challenger, North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall. Burr holds a slightly stronger lead over the other Democrat in the race, former state senator Cal Cunningham, but Burr is still well below 50 percent.
Marshall 42%
Burr 43%
Undecided 15%Cunningham 39%
Burr 44%
Undecided 17%
The poll is good news for Marshall, who will probably face a primary runoff election against Cunningham in a few weeks. Marshall not only got significantly more votes than Cunningham in the first round of voting, but can now use this poll to make a strong case for why she is the more electable Democrat.
Burr is the only incumbent Republican Senator who is likely to lose in the general election. (Most Republican Senators who saw themselves facing serious general election challenges this cycle chose not to seek re-election.) If the poll numbers continue to look good for Marshall, expect North Carolina to be a big focus of Democrats looking to make up for expected losses elsewhere.
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But but but it’s the DEMOCRATS that have to watch out isn’t it?
Why is a Southern Republican senator in trouble?
So what’s known about Marshall. Another Blue Dog or neo-liberal corporate ass kisser? If either one of the two NC might as well keep the Republican, their agendas are basically the same.
Most of the Senators who are in trouble are Republicans. Richard Burr is a Republican. John McCain is a Republican. Robert Bennett was a Republican. Arlen Specter was a Republican for 40 years and only became a Democrat when he thought he couldn’t get the Republican nomination. Blanche Lincoln is a Republican in Democrat’s clothing. Between a Tea Party candidate and Sue “Chicken” Lowden, Harry Reid might just pull through.
Yup, and Charlie Crist had to leave the party to have a shot at Senator.
DC Democrats who invented Cal Cunningham’s candidacy need to prevail upon him to withdraw and concede the race to Elaine Marshall. She only missed the 50% mark by about two-and-a-half points, she beat him by at least ten percent, and she’s the candidate Democrats should unite behind, NOW, to beat Burr.
NC Democrats don’t need any more meddling from DC Democrats, which is all Cal’s candidacy was from the very beginning: anti-woman DSCC bullshit. It needs to end now.
This November, North Carolina will join the grand group of states with two women Senators: Washington, Maine, California — and maybe Missouri.
Marshall a well-known commodity in NC. I believe she has been Secretary of State for several years.
I like her because she is pro-union. She was a member of SAENC (affiliated with SEIU) and is pro-EFCA.
She would be pretty left wing, by US Senate standards.
See http://www.elainemarshall.com/page/home