Posted on 12/10/2008 5:55:42 PM PST by MitchellC
The first poll of the 2010 Senate race came out today.
With the dust barely settled on the last race, Democratic firm Public Policy Polling released numbers comparing U.S. Sen. Richard Burr with possible Democratic opponent Attorney General Roy Cooper.
The poll shows a competitive race, with Cooper leading Burr by five points, 39 to 34 percent. It also shows Burr with a 32 percent approval rating, compared to Cooper's 44 percent approval.
"If Attorney General Roy Cooper decides to run for the Senate in 2010, you can put Richard Burr's name right to the top of the list of endangered incumbents nationally," writes pollster Tom Jensen.
He notes that Burr also had much lower approval ratings among Democrats than Cooper did among Republicans.
The poll of 630 North Carolina voters was taken Dec. 8-9. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
Word is that Congrssman Paul Hodes is thinking of running against Judd Gregg.
Shea-Porter is mentioned too. I’d laugh but then again I thought Bradley would whip her until I saw her consistent lead in the polls. Noboby moonbat wins.
Guv Lynch is the big fish here. Gotta hope he passes.
Gregg is kinda like Burr, hasn’t really made a mark has he.
That is something. Sununu, Gregg, Bass. All scions.
Despite the built in name idea they have and my thought that if polling is favorable Jeb should be supported for Fla Senate, we really need to get away from that in both parties. This ain’t a monarchy. Take their names away and how many scions would have made it on their own merits? G. W. Bush? Nope. The ouright passing of seats like property is criminal. See Emil Jones and John STROGER. Cook county was his freakin kingdom! The unqualified Price took the throne! And the wives? Mrs. Huckabee the one Republican running statewide he wanted to help. Ex Mrs, Gibbons wanted to be in Washington away from her husband, she thought she was entitled to his seat.
We’re lucky Pa Sununu is Cuban-Born, cause he’d probably want to run for President. I can see it in his face.
After the GOP Convention, McCain and Dole rose in the polls in NC. At that time, Nate Silver of 538, doubted Obama could carry NC. It looked like a triple win for the GOP in NC (McCain, Dole, and McCrory). Then the stock market crashed and voters wanted to punish all Republicans. Burr trailing right now is evident of the GOP brand in the dumpster. Hopefully, after a year with the recession still in effective, people will start to blame the Dems for economic woes.
Gregg’s dad served just a single 2-year term as Governor in the ‘50s and in no other office capacity, though remained on the scene right up until his death in the past decade. Judd Gregg has served in all 3 capacities in NH, as Congressman, Governor, and as Senator. He’s not perfect, but I’d say he appears to have earned most of those positions.
2 prominent Republicans from non-political families with the potential to rise to higher office in the state include the Attorney General, Kelly Ayotte, who was a holdover from Gov. Craig. Another is Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta, a Conservative, now in his second term.
Amazing we see poll numbers like this — yet we have conservatives on this website cheering when Jeb Bush, who would have easily won decides no to run in FL. Sad. We seem to be on a well paved path to about 35 Senators.
Jeb is no conservative.
No more Bushes, Kennedy, or Clintons. Ever.
That’s my motto.
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