[JohnnyZ]

Fifth District Congressman Richard Burr, speaking to GOP in Hickory in March, may run for U.S. Senate seat held by John Edwards in 2004.
Erik Perel for the News & Observer

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[No Dems 2004]

Hi Johnny,

I think Burr might be a strong candidate, too, from what I've gathered. He has a pretty solid conservative record, which could be just the ticket for North Carolina, which never ceases to confound analysts for its conservative tilt. Some people like to say that it's a 'moderate' state. But, it was also the state that kept Jesse Helms in Washington for decades, and rejected Bill Clinton twice and gave W. a double-digit victory over Al Gore.

We need a strong conservative in the mould of Saxby Chambliss to defeat Edwards, not a wishy-washy guy like Johnny Isakson.