Comments on: Poll watch: Sens. Bond, Burr and Voinovich are vulnerable

By: Taniel

Taniel — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:57:03 +0000

Robert, Quinnipiac describes these numbers as Strickland’s lowest ever, especially among Republicans - so yes, you are correct.

By: Robert_V

Robert_V — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:46:06 +0000

I am kind of surprised Ted Strickland does not have better numbers! I thought he was fairly popular in the state had had a good approval ratings. Am I mistaken?

By: Joe from NC

Joe from NC — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:39:00 +0000

I always thought Burr was far more vulnerable than Dole. Even though they’re both quite conservative, many people as well as the Raleigh News and Observer consistantly refered to Dole as a moderate, probably because they compared her to her far right predecessor. Burr on the other hand claims to be as conservative as Helms, (though he isn’t quite) and has always had fairly low approval rating.
As for Roy Cooper, many people hoped he would challenge Dole in 2008. He is very popular, and Burr would undoubtably face a strong challenge from him. Also, Cooper has been described as politically ambitious and is only 51, so there is a good chance he’ll run. Of course, we’ll have to see how popular or unpopular President Obama is in early 2010 before we can make an accurate prediction.
I think NC will be one of the first states to jump Obama’s ship if he becomes unpopular.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:54:19 +0000

Burr should pull a “Martinez” and not run for the senate. The GOP could run a better candidate than Burr, who has done nothing for North Carolinians. Burr is not as bad as Dole, but he’s not that far behind.