Roughly half of the state likes the job Elizabeth Dole is doing in the U.S. Senate. The other half is either unhappy or unsure about how the Salisbury Republican is doing.
Those are the findings of the latest statewide poll by Elon University.
The poll. conducted Sept. 24-27 of 664 North Carolina residents, found that 53 percent of those surveyed either are satisfied or very satisfied with Dole's performance. Almost 24 percent disapproved or strongly disapproved of her performance. The rest were uncertain.
The margin of error on the poll is plus or minus 3.9 percent.

