Tuesday, May 26, 2009

HORSERACE

Sen. Richard Burr, Looking Surprisingly Healthy

With Barack Obama's victory in North Carolina last year and Elizabeth Dole losing her bid for reelection, Sen. Richard Burr looked like he might be another vulnerable Tarheel Republican. But so far, that's not the case, according to Public Policy Polling:

2010 Senate - General Election (all trends)
Sen. Richard Burr (R) 46, Elizabeth Edwards (D) 35
Burr 48, Walter Dalton (D) 29
Burr 44, Dan Blue (D) 33
Burr 47, Richard Moore (D) 34
Burr 47, Bob Etheridge (D) 47
Burr 44, Heath Shuler (D) 28

Burr 42, Cal Cunningham (D) 34*

Mind you, the PPP sample splits Democrats 47 percent, Republicans 32 percent. On Election Day, the state's voters split 42-31.

As mentioned earlier, if Etheridge runs for the Senate, Republicans would have a decent shot at winning his House seat.

05/26 04:35 PMShare